elastic
English Thesaurus
1. a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | cloth, fabric, material, textile, |
definition | : | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers (noun.artifact) |
2. a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | band, |
definition | : | a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body) (noun.artifact) |
hypernym | : | elastic device, |
definition | : | any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched (noun.artifact) |
3. capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy (adj.all)
similar | : | chewy, |
definition | : | (of a consistency) requiring chewing (adj.all) |
similar | : | fictile, moldable, plastic, |
definition | : | capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material) (adj.all) |
similar | : | flexible, whippy, |
definition | : | bending and snapping back readily without breaking (adj.all) |
similar | : | rubberlike, rubbery, |
definition | : | having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness (adj.all) |
similar | : | springlike, |
definition | : | resembling a spring or the action of a spring (adj.all) |
similar | : | stretch, |
definition | : | easily stretched (adj.all) |
similar | : | stretchable, stretchy, |
definition | : | capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape (adj.all) |
similar | : | viscoelastic, |
definition | : | having viscous as well as elastic properties (adj.all) |
also | : | flexible, flexile, |
definition | : | able to flex; able to bend easily (adj.all) |
4. able to adjust readily to different conditions (adj.all)
similar | : | adaptable, |
definition | : | capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use (adj.all) |
5. a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | elastic, elastic, |
definition | : | capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy (adj.all) |
6. capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy (adj.all)
antonym | : | inelastic, |
definition | : | not elastic (adj.all) |
derivation | : | elastic, |
definition | : | a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | elastic, elastic band, rubber band, |
definition | : | a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | elasticity, snap, |
definition | : | the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed (noun.attribute) |
7. able to adjust readily to different conditions (adj.all)
8. a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | elastic, elastic, |
definition | : | capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy (adj.all) |
9. capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy (adj.all)
antonym | : | inelastic, |
definition | : | not elastic (adj.all) |
derivation | : | elastic, |
definition | : | a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | elastic, elastic band, rubber band, |
definition | : | a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | elasticity, snap, |
definition | : | the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed (noun.attribute) |
10. able to adjust readily to different conditions (adj.all)
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