Elastic

Quick meaning: Elastic is an adjective meaning Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.

Meaning

Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.

More Meanings

1. Made of elastic.
2. Of clothing, elasticated.
3. (economics) Sensitive to changes in price.
4. springy; bouncy; vivacious
5. Pervasive, all-encompassing.
6. (uncountable) An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.
7. Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials.

Example Sentences

elastic band

elastic spirits; an elastic constitution

running shorts use elastic to eliminate the need for a belt

Demand for entertainment is more elastic than demand for energy.

Word Forms

• elastick
• elastics

Synonyms for elastic

Depending on context, synonyms include stretchy, stretchable, pliant, pliable, resilient, live.

Antonyms for elastic

Common opposites include anelastic, inelastic, nonelastic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include springy, resilient, malleable, fictile, moldable, rubbery.

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