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Flexible vs Dynamic - What's the difference?

flexible | dynamic |

As adjectives the difference between flexible and dynamic

is that flexible is capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; not stiff or brittle while dynamic is changing; active; in motion.

As nouns the difference between flexible and dynamic

is that flexible is something that is flexible while dynamic is a characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.

flexible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; not stiff or brittle.
  • When the splitting wind Makes flexible the knees of knotted oaks. -
  • Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering.
  • Phocion was a man of great severity, and no ways flexible to the will of the people. - .
    Women are soft, mild, pitiful, and flexible . -
  • Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; as, a flexible language.
  • This was a principle more flexible to their purpose. -Rogers.

    Synonyms

    * bendsome * ductile * inconstant * manageable * obsequious * pliant * pliable * supple * tractable * wavering

    Derived terms

    * flexibly * flexibleness

    See also

    * foldable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, engineering, and, manufacturing) Something that is flexible.
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    References

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    dynamic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dynamick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Changing; active; in motion.
  • The environment is dynamic , changing with the years and the seasons.
    dynamic economy
  • Powerful; energetic.
  • He was a dynamic and engaging speaker.
  • Able to change and adapt.
  • (music) Having to do with the volume of sound.
  • The dynamic marking in bar 40 is forte.
  • (computing) Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time.
  • dynamic allocation
    dynamic IP addresses
    the dynamic resizing of an array
  • Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
  • Synonyms

    * : active, fluid, moving * (powerful): energetic, powerful

    Antonyms

    * static * (computing) static

    Derived terms

    * dynamicity * dynamical * hydrodynamic * aerodynamic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.
  • Watch the dynamic between the husband and wife when they disagree.
    The study of fluid dynamics quantifies turbulent and laminar flows.
  • (music) The varying loudness or volume of a song or the markings that indicate the loudness.
  • If you pay attention to the dynamics as you play, it's a very moving piece.
  • (music) A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume.
  • Synonyms

    * apparatus, course of action, design, effect, function, functioning, implementation, interchange, interplay, mechanism, method, modus operandi, motif, nature, operation, pattern, process, regimen, workings