LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

flexilis

flexilis (neuter flexile)
Classical[ˈfɫɛk.sɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈflɛk.si.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationpliant, pliable, supple, flexible
  2. two terminationbent, curved

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeflexilisflexilisflexile
genitiveflexilisflexilisflexilis
dativeflexilīflexilīflexilī
accusativeflexilemflexilemflexile
ablativeflexilīflexilīflexilī
vocativeflexilisflexilisflexile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeflexilēsflexilēsflexilia
genitiveflexiliumflexiliumflexilium
dativeflexilibusflexilibusflexilibus
accusativeflexilīs
flexilēs		flexilīs
flexilēs		flexilia
ablativeflexilibusflexilibusflexilibus
vocativeflexilēsflexilēsflexilia

flexĭlis, e, adj. flexus, from flecto.
I. Pliant, pliable, flexile (poet. and in postAug. prose): cornu, Ov. M. 5, 383: ulmus et fraxinus, Plin. 16, 40, 79, § 219: betulla, id. 16, 18, 30, § 75: cervix ad circumspectum, id. 11, 37, 67, § 177: vitrum, id. 36, 26, 66, § 195: lectuli, Amm. 22, 4.—
II. Bent, curved: spicae, App. M. 6 init. (Ov. Am. 1, 14, 26, read nexilis, Merk.).

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin flexilis From flectō + -ilis.

Quick answers

What does flexilis mean in Latin?
flexilis, a adjective, means “pliant, pliable, supple, flexible; bent, curved”.
How do you pronounce flexilis?
In classical Latin, [ˈfɫɛk.sɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈflɛk.si.lis].