Adjective elastic has 2 senses
- elastic - capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy; "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk"
Antonyms: inelastic, dead, springless, nonresilient
- elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant - able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
Antonym: unadaptable (indirect, via adaptable)
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Noun elastic has 2 senses
- rubber band, elastic band, elastic - a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together
--1 is a kind of band; elastic device
- elastic - an elastic fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material
--2 is a kind of fabric, cloth, material, textile
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