flexibility

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The quality of being flexible, whether physically or metaphorically.

   “Researchers have developed a new gel they say is as durable as metal, has the flexibility of jello, and could revolutionize how our bodies heal and age.”

   “Whether redundancies come and whether they result in industrial action remains to be seen, but it's clear that the RMT is not prepared to show any flexibility towards rail companies.”

2. (countable, uncountable)The quality of having options.

   “I had some flexibility in terms of whether to stay in a hotel or in a bed-and-breakfast.”

   “For millions of people like Poteat, pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities have made health care much more accessible. […] “What the flexibility of telehealth allows during Covid was to shift gears extraordinarily rapidly,” said Dr. Shawn Ryan, a regional director of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.”