flect / flex
to bend
Latin · flectere / flexus
Latin flectere 'to bend', past form flexus. Flect and flex words are about bending: flexible bends easily, reflect bends light back, deflect bends something aside, genuflect bends the knee.
Memory trick
FLEX your arm and it BENDS: FLECT and FLEX both mean bend.
Words from this root
- flex (flex) — to bend a muscle or limbमोड़ना, लचकाना
- flexible (flex + ible) — able to bend easilyलचीला
- flexibility (flexible + ity) — the ability to bend or adaptलचीलापन
- inflexible (in + flexible) — not willing to bendअड़ियल, अनम्य
- reflect (re + flect) — to bend back, to thinkपरावर्तित करना, विचार करना
- reflection (reflect + ion) — image sent back; deep thoughtपरावर्तन, गहन विचार
- reflexive (re + flex + ive) — bending back on itselfस्वयं पर लौटने वाला
- deflect (de + flect) — to bend asideदिशा बदलना
- deflection (deflect + ion) — a turning asideविक्षेपण
- inflect (in + flect) — to bend a word or voiceशब्द का रूप बदलना
- genuflect (genu + flect) — to bend the kneeघुटना टेकना
- genuflection (genuflect + ion) — a bending of the kneeघुटना टेकना