Antonyms for elastic

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ih-las-tik

Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlæs tɪk

Definition of elastic

Origin : 1650s, coined in French (1650s) as a scientific term to describe gases, from Modern Latin elasticus, from Greek elastos "ductile, flexible," related to elaunein "to strike, beat out," of uncertain origin. Applied to solids from 1670s. Figurative use by 1859. The noun, "cord or string woven with rubber," is 1847, American English.

adj pliant, rubbery
adj adaptable, tolerant

Example sentences :

No elastic or steel bands around the body or between the legs.
Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various

There is no limit to this kind of application of so elastic a theory.
Extract from : « Storyology » by Benjamin Taylor

It was heavy, rubbery, and elastic, stretching readily as he pulled it.
Extract from : « The Einstein See-Saw » by Miles John Breuer

It is hard like metal and as elastic as pure original gum elastic.
Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson

Sporangia plane, umbilicate, attached to the wall by an elastic cord.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

The elastic's all worn loose and it's li'ble to drop into your tea or anywheres else.
Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Look at their beloved bellies, so smooth, so elastic, so resonant!
Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

Knead this dough until it is soft and elastic, and free from stickiness.
Extract from : « Sandwiches » by Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer

Then, drawing it out, a convex slit was shown in the elastic turf.
Extract from : « The Boy Settlers » by Noah Brooks

Her step, once bounding and elastic, became slow and uncertain.
Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for elastic

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