Bendable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɛndəbəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Bendable is an adjective meaning Able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking.
Meaning
Able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking.
Example Sentences
The father scorned stooping. Neither his body nor his mind was bendable.
When necessity dictates, our laws are as bendable as licorice to our presidents, and if their private conversations had been taped an awful lot of history would be different now.
It was quite a shock to find when one stroked her that the China Cat, though alive, was still china, hard, cold, and smooth to the touch, and yet perfectly brisk and absolutely bendable as any flesh and blood cat.
The tough, bendable fabric combines hydrogels — such as those found in contact lenses or jello – with glass fibers. This particular combination maximizes its resilience, making the material 100 times tougher than hydrogels and 25 times tougher than glass fiber fabric, based on the amount of energy needed to destroy it.
Synonyms for bendable
Depending on context, synonyms include flexible, pliable, pliant, flexile.
Antonyms for bendable
Common opposites include rigid.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flexible, flexile, pliable, pliant, bendy, flexable.
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