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Webster 1913 Edition
Inflexible
1.
Not capable of being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.
2.
Firm in will or purpose; not to be turned, changed, or altered; resolute; determined; unyieding; inexorable; stubborn.
“
Inflexible
as steel.” Miltom.
A man of upright and
inflexible
temper . . . can overcome all private fear. Addison.
3.
Incapable of change; unalterable; immutable.
Syn. – – Unbending; unyielding; rigid; inexorable; pertinacious; obstinate; stubborn; unrelenting.
Definition 2024
inflexible
inflexible
English
Adjective
inflexible (comparative more inflexible, superlative most inflexible)
- Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.
- Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits; obstinate; stubborn; resolute; determined.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:obstinate
- unflexible
Antonyms
Translations
stiff, rigid
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obstinate, stubborn
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References
- inflexible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin inflexiblis.
Adjective
inflexible (epicene, plural inflexibles)
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Catalan
Etymology
From Latin inflexiblis.
Adjective
inflexible m, f (masculine and feminine plural inflexibles)
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Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin inflexiblis.
Adjective
inflexible m, f (plural inflexibles)
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin inflexiblis.
Adjective
inflexible m, f (plural inflexibles)