"flexible" meaning in French

See flexible in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /flɛk.sibl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-flexible.wav [Switzerland, Valais], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-flexible.wav [France, Vosges] Forms: flexibles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin flexibilis. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|la:flexibilis}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to bend, curve", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "flectō", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-dʰlom", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tḗr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-trom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "flexibilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "flexible", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="flexible">, {{bor+|fr|la|flexibilis}} Borrowed from Latin flexibilis Head templates: {{fr-adj}} flexible (plural flexibles)
  1. flexible Derived forms: flexiblement, inflexible Related terms: flexibilité

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": ":bor",
        "3": "la:flexibilis"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"gloss\" : \"to bend, curve\", \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"flectō\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"la\" }, { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"est\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"alt\" : \"*-dʰlom\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"agent noun\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-tḗr\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-trom\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-dʰlis\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*-ðlis\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"-bilis\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"flexibilis\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"French\", \"term\" : \"flexible\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"fr\" }\" data-lang=\"fr\" data-title=\"flexible\">",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "flexibilis"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Latin flexibilis",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin flexibilis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "flexibles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "flexible (plural flexibles)",
      "name": "fr-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "flexible"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Personality",
          "orig": "fr:Personality",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "flexiblement"
        },
        {
          "word": "inflexible"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "flexible"
      ],
      "id": "en-flexible-fr-adj-gArWIH~m",
      "links": [
        [
          "flexible",
          "flexible#English"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "flexibilité"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/flɛk.sibl/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-flexible.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b1/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-DSwissK-flexible.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-DSwissK-flexible.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b1/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-DSwissK-flexible.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-DSwissK-flexible.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Switzerland",
        "Valais"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-flexible.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b0/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Poslovitch-flexible.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Poslovitch-flexible.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b0/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Poslovitch-flexible.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Poslovitch-flexible.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "France",
        "Vosges"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "flexibles"
    }
  ],
  "word": "flexible"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "flexiblement"
    },
    {
      "word": "inflexible"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": ":bor",
        "3": "la:flexibilis"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"gloss\" : \"to bend, curve\", \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"flectō\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"la\" }, { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"est\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"alt\" : \"*-dʰlom\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"agent noun\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-tḗr\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-trom\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-dʰlis\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*-ðlis\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"-bilis\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"flexibilis\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"French\", \"term\" : \"flexible\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"fr\" }\" data-lang=\"fr\" data-title=\"flexible\">",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "flexibilis"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Latin flexibilis",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin flexibilis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "flexibles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "flexible (plural flexibles)",
      "name": "fr-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "flexible"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "flexibilité"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French 2-syllable words",
        "French adjectives",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French lemmas",
        "French terms borrowed from Latin",
        "French terms derived from Latin",
        "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "French terms derived from Proto-Italic",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with homophones",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 8 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "fr:Personality"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "flexible"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flexible",
          "flexible#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/flɛk.sibl/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-flexible.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b1/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-DSwissK-flexible.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-DSwissK-flexible.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b1/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-DSwissK-flexible.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-DSwissK-flexible.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Switzerland",
        "Valais"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-flexible.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b0/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Poslovitch-flexible.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Poslovitch-flexible.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b0/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Poslovitch-flexible.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Poslovitch-flexible.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "France",
        "Vosges"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "flexibles"
    }
  ],
  "word": "flexible"
}

Download raw JSONL data for flexible meaning in French (3.6kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable French dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-06-07 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-06-01 using wiktextract (e79dea5 and 7f4db16). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.