Meaning

3 senses
  1. Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent.

    inflexibel, unflexibel, unbeugsam

    неги́бкийnegíbkij, негну́щийсяnegnúščijsja, несгиба́емыйnesgibájemyj

    негнучки́йnehnučkýj, непода́тливийnepodátlyvyj, непохи́тнийnepoxýtnyj

    resistant to being bent

  2. Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits.

    incapable of change

  3. Not able to be changed or adapted to circumstances.

    негнучки́йnehnučkýj

Examples

21 sentences
  1. You're very inflexible.

    Ти дуже негнучкий.

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  2. I think that Tom is inflexible.

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  3. Tom is very inflexible.

    deTom ist sehr unflexibel.

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  4. Tom is quite inflexible.

    deTom ist ziemlich unflexibel.

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  5. I think Tom is inflexible.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
stiff, rigid:
obstinate, stubborn:
Русский
By meaning 2
stiff, rigid:
obstinate, stubborn:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
stiff, rigid:
obstinate, stubborn:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French inflexible, from Latin īnflexibilis. See also in- + flexible.

Borrowed from Middle French inflexible, from Latin īnflexibilis. See also in- + flexible.

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Forms

more inflexible, most inflexible
Comparativemore inflexible Lesson
Superlativemost inflexible Lesson

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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