elastic

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: elastic

1	adj	capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
2	n	a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together
3	n	a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: elastic

“an elastic band”

“a youthful and elastic walk”

Synonyms: bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy
elastic; rebounds readily; chewy
(of a consistency) requiring chewing; elasticised, elasticized
made with strands or inserts of elastic; expandable, expandible, expansible, expansile
(of gases) capable of expansion; fictile, moldable, plastic
capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); flexible, whippy
bending and snapping back readily without breaking; rubberlike, rubbery
having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness; springlike
resembling a spring or the action of a spring; stretch
easily stretched; stretchable, stretchy
capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape; viscoelastic
having viscous as well as elastic properties; flexible, flexile
able to flex; able to bend easily

Antonyms:: inelastic
not elastic; dead
lacking resilience or bounce; nonresilient
not resilient; springless
lacking in elasticity or vitality; inflexible
resistant to being bent; show more antonyms...

“an elastic clause in a contract”

: adaptable
capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use

Type of:: band
a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body); elastic device
any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched

Type of:: cloth, fabric, material, textile
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

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