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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•flex•i•ble /ɪnˈflɛksəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. - not flexible; rigid:an inflexible plastic rod.
- (of people) unyielding;
stubborn:an inflexible determination. - not permitting variation;
unalterable:inflexible rules.
in•flex•i•bil•i•ty /ɪnˌflɛksəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] in•flex•i•bly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•flex•i•ble (in flek′sə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - not flexible;
incapable of or resistant to being bent;
rigid:an inflexible steel rod. - of a rigid or unyielding temper, purpose, will, etc.;
immovable:an inflexible determination. - not permitting change or variation;
unalterable:inflexible rules.
- Latin inflexibilis rigid, unbending. See in-3, flexible
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unbendable, stiff.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rigorous, stern, unrelenting, unremitting, stubborn, obstinate, intractable, obdurate, unbending, adamant. Inflexible, relentless, implacable, inexorable imply having the quality of not being turned from a purpose. Inflexible means unbending, adhering undeviatingly to a set plan, purpose, or the like:inflexible in interpretation of rules; an inflexible will.Relentless suggests so pitiless and unremitting a pursuit of purpose as to convey a sense of inevitableness:as relentless as the passing of time.Implacable means incapable of being placated or appeased:implacable in wrath.Inexorable means unmoved by prayer or entreaty:inexorable in demanding payment.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged undeviating.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged amenable.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: inflexible /ɪnˈflɛksəbəl/ adj - not flexible; rigid; stiff
- obstinate; unyielding
- without variation; unalterable; fixed
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin inflexībilis; see inflectinˌflexiˈbility, inˈflexibleness n inˈflexibly adv |