inflexible
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French inflexible, from Latin īnflexibilis. See also in- + flexible.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
inflexible (comparative more inflexible, superlative most inflexible)
- Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent.
- Synonyms: stiff, rigid, firm, unyielding
- Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits.
- Not able to be changed or adapted to circumstances.
- 2020 November 18, Howard Johnston, “The missing 'Lincs' and the sole survivor”, in Rail, page 58:
- Being so inflexible, the railway was easy prey to road competition, and the arrival of unregulated lorry transport from farm fields to town centres quickly captured all locally generated business.
Synonyms edit
- See also Thesaurus:obstinate
- unflexible
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Translations edit
stiff, rigid
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obstinate, stubborn
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References edit
- “inflexible”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “inflexible”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Asturian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin īnflexibilis.
Adjective edit
inflexible (epicene, plural inflexibles)
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Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin īnflexibilis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
inflexible m or f (masculine and feminine plural inflexibles)
- inflexible
- Antonym: flexible
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Further reading edit
- “inflexible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “inflexible”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “inflexible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “inflexible” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French edit
Etymology edit
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inflexible (plural inflexibles)
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Further reading edit
- “inflexible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin īnflexibilis.
Adjective edit
inflexible m or f (plural inflexibles)
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Further reading edit
- “inflexible” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin īnflexibilis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
inflexible m or f (masculine and feminine plural inflexibles)
- inflexible
- Antonym: flexible
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “inflexible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014