Resizable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Able to be adjusted in size to fit various needs or dimensions
2. Describes an object or element that can change its size or scale
3. Capable of having its dimensions increased or decreased as required

Etymology: "Resizable" is a plain modern formation: the verb "resize" with the suffix "-able", meaning capable of being resized. The verb itself is built from the prefix "re-", meaning again or back, and "size", which came into English from Old French "sise" and ultimately from Latin "sedere" to sit, by way of a sense of fixed measure or assigned portion. Adding "re-" turned "size" into an action of adjusting something to a new measure. The suffix "-able" has a longer ancestry. It descends from Latin "-abilis" and "-bilis", which described what could be done, and it entered English through Old French "-able". Its many Latin-derived partners, such as "readable" and "washable", show how productive it became, and "resizable" simply joins that long line of words.

Synonyms: scalable, adjustable, modifiable, flexible, changeable

Antonyms: fixed, static, immovable, inflexible, unchangeable