inflexible en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈflɛksəbl̩/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French inflexible, from Latin īnflexibilis. See also in- + flexible.
Meanings
- Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent.
- Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits.
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Not able to be changed or adapted to circumstances.
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.
2020 November 18, Howard Johnston, “The missing 'Lincs' and the sole survivor”, in Rail, page 58:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more inflexible | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most inflexible | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Relateds
inflexibleness · inflexibly · inflexibility
Synonyms
unyielding · firm · stiff · unflexible · rigid
Translations (54)
mi whakaioio (stiff, rigid) · ast inflexible (obstinate, stubborn) · ru непрекло́нный (obstinate, stubborn) · es inflexible (stiff, rigid) · ru неги́бкий (obstinate, stubborn) · gl inflexíbel (stiff, rigid) · uk непохи́тний (obstinate, stubborn) · bg непоколебим (obstinate, stubborn) · de unbeugsam (obstinate, stubborn) · pt inflexível (stiff, rigid) · cmn 死板 (obstinate, stubborn) · pl nieelastyczny (stiff, rigid) · fr inflexible (stiff, rigid) · uk негнучки́й (not able to be changed or adapted to circumstances) · ro rigid (stiff, rigid) · de inflexibel (stiff, rigid) · gl inflexible (obstinate, stubborn) · es inflexible (obstinate, stubborn) · pl nieugięty (obstinate, stubborn) · is ósveigjanlegur (obstinate, stubborn) · cmn 呆板 (stiff, rigid) · bg непреклонен (obstinate, stubborn) · pt inflexível (obstinate, stubborn) · grc ἄκαμπτος (stiff, rigid) · fi joustamaton (not able to be changed or adapted to circumstances) · ru несгиба́емый (stiff, rigid) · fi taipumaton (stiff, rigid) · gl inflexíbel (obstinate, stubborn) · uk непода́тливий (obstinate, stubborn) · gd rag (stiff, rigid) · hi कड़ा (stiff, rigid) · ro rigid (obstinate, stubborn) · hi हठी (obstinate, stubborn) · ca inflexible (obstinate, stubborn) · cmn 固執 /固执 (obstinate, stubborn) · ru негну́щийся (stiff, rigid) · is ósveigjanlegur (stiff, rigid) · gd rag (obstinate, stubborn) · ast inflexible (stiff, rigid) · gl inflexible (stiff, rigid) · ca inflexible (stiff, rigid) · ru неги́бкий (stiff, rigid) · hi कठोर (stiff, rigid) · de unflexibel (stiff, rigid) · uk негнучки́й (stiff, rigid) · mi torotika (stiff, rigid) · fi joustamaton (obstinate, stubborn) · it inflessibile (stiff, rigid) · bg неогъваем (stiff, rigid) · ro inflexibil (stiff, rigid) · la rigens (stiff, rigid) · ro neflexibil (stiff, rigid) · pl sztywny (stiff, rigid) · fi jäykkä (stiff, rigid)