bendable

Thân thiện

A child bends a bendable plastic straw into a loop.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Capable of being bent, flexed, or twisted without breaking: Describes a material or object that can change shape under force and return to its original form or be shaped without snapping or cracking.

Usage

• The primary use is to describe the physical property of an object or material. It is often used in technical, manufacturing, or everyday descriptive contexts.
• It typically modifies a noun directly (e.g., a bendable wire) or follows a linking verb (e.g., The material is bendable).

Examples

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Engineering Context: Used to specify material properties in design and manufacturing.
  • The engineer selected a bendable alloy for the flexible joint.
• Comparative and Superlative Forms: "more bendable," "most bendable," "less bendable."
  • Of the three polymers tested, sample A was the most bendable.

Variants and Related Words

• Flexible (adj): Similar to bendable, but can also imply adaptability in non-physical contexts (e.g., a flexible schedule).
• Pliant (adj): Easily bent; often suggests a soft, yielding quality.
• Supple (adj): Bends and moves easily; often used for materials like leather or living tissue.
• Ductile (adj): (Specifically for metals) Capable of being drawn out into a thin wire without breaking.
• Malleable (adj): (Specifically for metals) Capable of being hammered or pressed into shape without breaking.
• Bend (v): The action of curving or flexing something.
• Bendability (n): The quality or degree of being bendable (less common).

Synonyms

• Flexible
• Pliant
• Supple
• Malleable (in specific contexts)
• Ductile (in specific contexts)

Antonyms

• Rigid
• Stiff
• Inflexible
• Brittle (likely to break when bent)
• Unbendable

Học thuật

Adjective

1. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
   • a flexible wire
   • a pliant young tree

Từ đồng nghĩa

• pliable
• pliant
• waxy