flexibility

«flexibility» in Mova's school dictionary: the ability to bend easily without breaking — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (flexibility — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Flexibility is the ability to bend easily without breaking. tree →

2) Flexibility is being able to change or fit in with new situations or plans. tree →

sense in the lessons

In PE and health lessons, stretching improves flexibility; in science, materials' properties (rubber has flexibility); in everyday life, flexible plans or hours; phrases: show flexibility, improve flexibility.

examples

• Yoga helps improve flexibility. tree →
• Gymnasts need great flexibility. tree →
• Rubber's flexibility makes it good for tyres. tree →
• Teachers need flexibility when plans change. tree →
• The new timetable gives more flexibility. tree →

note

Uncountable: «good flexibility», not «a flexibility». Adjective: flexible. Opposite: rigidity, stiffness.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «flexibility» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.