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supple vs flexible

flexible vs supple

supple and flexible both are adjectives.

supple is a verb but flexible is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
supple No Yes Yes No
flexible No Yes No No
supple (adjective) flexible (adjective)
(used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable able to flex; able to bend easily
gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease capable of being changed
(used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely making or willing to make concessions
able to adjust readily to different conditions
bending and snapping back readily without breaking
supple (verb) flexible (verb)
make pliant and flexible
Difference between supple and flexible

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