Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being flexible, in any sense; pliancy; flexibleness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state or quality of being flexible; flexibleness; pliancy; pliability.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
quality of beingflexible ;suppleness ;pliability . - noun The quality of having options. "I have some flexibility."
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the trait of being easily persuaded
- noun the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped
- noun the quality of being adaptable or variable
Etymologies
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Examples
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When conservatives use the term flexibility, what they actually mean is that if you're poor ... you should take a pay cut.
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My point about the 'flexibility' is that, at the end of the day, these are political decisions that must be made.
Milton Friedman on Social Security, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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This kind of flexibility is unusual in CSA programs, and I appreciate it very much as it means I only receive produce I like to cook and eat.
Ingredients: Full Circle Farm Laurie Constantino 2007
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This kind of flexibility is unusual in CSA programs, and I appreciate it very much as it means I only receive produce I like to cook and eat.
Archive 2007-11-01 Laurie Constantino 2007
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For example, writing on the Huffington Post on why workplace flexibility is so crucial, the New America Foundation's Lisa Guernsey writes,
Morra Aarons-Mele: Working Mom Guilt is a Political Issue Morra Aarons-Mele 2010
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For example, writing on the Huffington Post on why workplace flexibility is so crucial, the New America Foundation's Lisa Guernsey writes,
Morra Aarons-Mele: Working Mom Guilt is a Political Issue Morra Aarons-Mele 2010
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The blade has good flexibility, is sharp, stays sharp and the Gator grip finish on the handles means it doesn't slip in your heand when everything is wet and covered in fish slime.
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For example, writing on the Huffington Post on why workplace flexibility is so crucial, the New America Foundation's Lisa Guernsey writes,
Morra Aarons-Mele: Working Mom Guilt is a Political Issue Morra Aarons-Mele 2010
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The blade has good flexibility, is sharp, stays sharp and the Gator grip finish on the handles means it doesn't slip in your heand when everything is wet and covered in fish slime.
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“Fostering collaborative structures, where hierarchy plays second fiddle to flexibility, is seen as a way to attract the best graduates,” Woodward says.
seanahan commented on the word flexibility
Really? Flexibility is related to daoism?
July 29, 2007