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INFLEXIBLE DEFINITIONS - 8 definitions found


WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005)

inflexible adj 1: incapable of change; "a man of inflexible purpose" [ant: flexible] 2: not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty" [syn: uncompromising, sturdy, inflexible] [ant: compromising, conciliatory, flexible] 3: resistant to being bent; "an inflexible iron bar"; "an inflexible knife blade"; [ant: flexible, flexile] 4: incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate" [syn: inflexible, rigid, unbending]

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003)

inflexible adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin inflexibilis, from in- + flexibilis flexible Date: 14th century 1. rigidly firm in will or purpose ; unyielding 2. not readily bent ; lacking or deficient in suppleness 3. incapable of change ; unalterableinflexibility nouninflexibleness nouninflexibly adverb Synonyms: inflexible, obdurate, adamant mean unwilling to alter a predetermined course or purpose. inflexible implies rigid adherence or even slavish conformity to principle <inflexible in their demands>. obdurate stresses hardness of heart and insensitivity to appeals for mercy or the influence of divine grace <obdurate in his refusal to grant clemency>. adamant implies utter immovability in the face of all temptation or entreaty <adamant that the work should continue>. Synonym: see in addition stiff.




Oxford English Reference Dictionary

inflexible
adj.
1 unbendable.
2 stiff; immovable; obstinate (old and inflexible in his attitudes).
3 unchangeable; inexorable.
Derivatives:
inflexibility n. inflexibly adv.
Etymology: L inflexibilis (as IN-(1), FLEXIBLE)


Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary

inflexible 1. Something that is inflexible cannot be altered in any way, even if the situation changes. Workers insisted the new system was too inflexible... = rigid flexible ADJinflexibility The snag about an endowment mortgage is its inflexibility. N-UNCOUNT 2. If you say that someone is inflexible, you are criticizing them because they refuse to change their mind or alter their way of doing things. His opponents viewed him as stubborn, dogmatic, and inflexible. flexible ADJ [disapproval] • inflexibility Joyce was irritated by the inflexibility of her colleagues. N-UNCOUNT: oft with poss

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Inflexible \In*flex"i*ble\, a. [L. inflexiblis: cf. F. inflexible. See In- not, and Flexible.] 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. ``Inflexibleas steel.'' --Miltom. Amanof upright and inflexibletemper . . . can overcome all private fear. --Addison. 3. Incapable of change; unalterable; immutable. The nature of things is inflexible. --I. Watts. Syn: -- Unbending; unyielding; rigid; inexorable; pertinacious; obstinate; stubborn; unrelenting.

Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms

inflexible a. 1. Stiff, rigid. 2. Pertinacious, dogged, stubborn, obstinate, unyielding, refractory, headstrong, wilful, cantankerous, intractable, heady, obdurate, cross-grained. 3. Firm, resolute, steadfast, immovable, persevering. 4. Inexorable, unyielding, immovable by entreaties.

English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms)

inflexible ɪnˈfleksəbl adj. unbending, stiff, rigid, firm, rigorous, unyielding, adamant, severe, Rhadamanthine, inelastic, hard (and fast), determined, fixed, obdurate, immovable, intractable, unvaried, unvarying, invariable, unchangeable, immutable, obstinate, stubborn, obstinate, pigheaded, mulish, dyed in the wool, headstrong, refractory, steely, stony, resolute, resolved, unadaptable, unaccommodating, uncompliant, uncompromising, unshakeable or unshakable: The committee remain inflexible about changing the rules of the club to admit women.

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

160 Moby Thesaurus words for "inflexible": adamant, adamantine, at a standstill, cast-iron, certain, changeless, closed to, constant, determinate, determined, dogged, dour, dyed, established, fated, fateful, firm, fixed, flinty, frozen, fundamentalist, grim, hard, hard and fast, hard-core, hard-line, headstrong, hidebound, immobile, immotile, immotive, immovable, immutable, impersuadable, impersuasible, impervious, implacable, impliable, inalterable, indefeasible, indomitable, inductile, inelastic, ineluctable, inescapable, inevasible, inevitable, inexorable, inextensible, inextensile, inextensional, intractable, intractile, intransigent, invariable, invincible, iron, ironbound, ironclad, ironhanded, irreconcilable, irremovable, irresilient, irresistible, irrevocable, loyal, mulish, muscle-bound, necessary, nonelastic, nonstretchable, obdurate, obstinate, orthodox, pat, pigheaded, procrustean, purist, puristic, puritan, puritanic, refractory, relentless, resistless, resolute, resolved, rigid, rigorist, rigoristic, rigorous, rock-ribbed, rockbound, set, settled, severe, single-minded, sot, standpat, stationary, staunch, steadfast, steady, steely, stern, stiff, stony, straightlaced, straitlaced, strict, stubborn, sure, sure as death, sure as fate, true, unaccommodating, unadaptable, unaffected, unalterable, unamenable, unavoidable, unbending, unchangeable, unchanging, uncompliant, uncompromising, unconquerable, uncontrollable, undeflectable, unextendible, unextensible, unflappable, unflexible, ungiving, unimpressionable, uninfluenceable, unlimber, unmalleable, unmodifiable, unmovable, unmoved, unmoving, unpersuadable, unpliable, unpliant, unpreventable, unreceptive, unrelenting, unresponsive, unshakable, unshakeable, unshaken, unstoppable, unsuggestible, unsusceptible, unswayable, unswerving, untractable, unvaried, unvarying, unyielding


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