elastic
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 noun
a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together
Types & categories
- band hypernym
- elastic device hypernym
Related & opposite
- elastic derivation
Sense 2 adjective
capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
an elastic band
Related & opposite
- flexile also see
- inelastic antonym
- elastic derivation
- elastic derivation
- elasticity derivation
- springy similar to
- chewy similar to
- elasticized similar to
- expansile similar to
- plastic similar to
- whippy similar to
- rubbery similar to
- springlike similar to
- stretch similar to
- stretchable similar to
- viscoelastic similar to
Sense 3 noun
a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material
Types & categories
- fabric hypernym
Related & opposite
- elastic derivation
Sense 4 adjective
able to adjust readily to different conditions
an adaptable person
Related & opposite
- flexibility derivation
- pliability derivation
- adaptable similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | elastic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | band |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | elastic device |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | flexile |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | inelastic |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | elastic |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | elastic |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | elasticity |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | springy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | chewy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | elasticized |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | expansile |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | plastic |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | whippy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | rubbery |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | springlike |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | stretch |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | stretchable |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | viscoelastic |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | elastic |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | fabric |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | flexibility |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pliability |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | adaptable |