flexibility

noun

flex·​i·​bil·​i·​ty ˌfleksəˈbilətē 

-lətē, 

-i

plural -es

: the quality or state of being flexible

balance and flexibility in the armed forces

—T. R. Phillips

the flexibility and spontaneity of performances

—Brooks Atkinson

the face of the mother, for all its amazing flexibility

—Thomas Wolfe

Word History

Etymology

French flexibilité, from Middle French, from Late Latin flexibilitat-, flexibilitas, from Latin flexibilis flexible + -itat-, -itas -ity

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Rhymes for flexibility

• affability
• audibility
• bistability
• capability
• changeability
• contractility
• credibility
• culpability
• disability
• disutility
• durability
• fallibility