flexible, pliable (capable of being flexed or bent without breaking) · flexible (capable of adapting or changing to suit new or modified conditions or situations)
eş: ευλύγιστος
zıt: άκαμπτος, δύσκαμπτος
köken: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εὔκαμπτος (eúkamptos).
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos New Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastique Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ Old Polish -ny Polish -ny Polish elastyczny Adapted borrowing of French élastique + -ny, from New Latin…
to break, smash (window), break down, burst open (door), shatter (mirror) · to smash, break, crack, fracture · to break in (to cause something new, usually shoes, to function more naturally through use or wear)
flexible, pliant, able to be bent · tractable, pliant · fickle, wavering, inconstant
zıt: inflexibilis
köken: Etymology tree Latin flectō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin flexibilis From flectō (“to bend, curve”) + -bilis.