noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
UK:/ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/
UK:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
US:/ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/
US:[ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ɾi]
US:/ɛl.æsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/
US:[ɛɫ.æsˈtɪs.ɪ.ɾi]
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɪsɪti
CMU ARPABET:IY2 L AE2 S T IH1 S AH0 T IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The ratio of the relative change in a function's output with respect to the relative change in its input, for infinitesimal changes at a certain point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: point elasticity
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
The quality of being elastic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
Adaptability.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Her elasticity allowed her to recover quickly.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1elh2- Proto-Indo-European *h1l̥h2-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastiquebor. English elastic Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English elasticity From elastic + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
82 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
առաձգականություն
(aṙajgakanutʻyun)
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Bulgarian:
еластичност
(elastičnost)
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Catalan:
elasticitat
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Chinese Cantonese:
彈性 /弹性
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Chinese Mandarin:
彈性 /弹性
(tánxìng)
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Czech:
pružnost
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Danish:
elasticitet
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Dutch:
elasticiteit
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Finnish:
kimmoisuus
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Finnish:
elastisuus
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
French:
élasticité
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Galician:
elasticidade
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Georgian:
მოქნილობა
(mokniloba)
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Georgian:
ელასტიურობა
(elasṭiuroba)
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Georgian:
დრეკადობა
(dreḳadoba)
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
German:
Elastizität
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Hebrew:
גְּמִישׁוּת
(gmishút)
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Hindi:
प्रत्यास्थता
(pratyāsthatā)
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Hungarian:
rugalmasság
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Hungarian:
ruganyosság
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Indonesian:
keelastisan
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Indonesian:
elastisitas
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Irish:
leaisteachas
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Italian:
elasticità
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Japanese:
弾力性
(danryokusei)
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Japanese:
弾性
(dansei)
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Kazakh:
икемділік
(ikemdılık)
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Kazakh:
серпімділік
(serpımdılık)
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Korean:
탄력성
(tallyeokseong)
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Malay:
kekenyalan
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Malay:
keanjalan
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Malay:
keelastikan
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Manx:
spinney
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Norwegian Bokmål:
elastisitet
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Norwegian Nynorsk:
elastisitet
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Polish:
sprężystość
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Polish:
elastyczność
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Portuguese:
elasticidade
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Romanian:
elasticitate
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Russian:
эласти́чность
(elastíčnostʹ)
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Spanish:
elasticidad
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Swedish:
elasticitet
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Swedish:
tänjbarhet
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Swedish:
töjbarhet
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Tagalog:
naynay
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Telugu:
స్థితిస్థాపకత
(sthitisthāpakata)
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Thai:
สภาพยืดหยุ่น
(sà-pâap-yʉ̂ʉt-yùn)
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Turkish:
esneklik
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Turkish:
elastikiyet
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Turkish:
elastisite
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Turkish:
elastiklik
— physics: property by which a material can regain its original dimensions
Armenian:
առաձգականություն
(aṙajgakanutʻyun)
— economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable
Finnish:
jousto
— economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable
French:
élasticité
— economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable
Galician:
elasticidade
— economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable
Hungarian:
rugalmasság
— economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable
Irish:
leaisteachas
— economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable
Thai:
ความยืดหยุ่น
(kwaam-yʉ̂ʉt-yùn)
— economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable
Ukrainian:
еластичність
(elastyčnistʹ)
— economics: sensitivity of a variable to changes in another variable
Armenian:
առաձգականություն
(aṙajgakanutʻyun)
— quality of being elastic
Bulgarian:
еластичност
(elastičnost)
— quality of being elastic
Catalan:
elasticitat
— quality of being elastic
Danish:
elasticitet
— quality of being elastic
Finnish:
joustavuus
— quality of being elastic
Finnish:
kimmoisuus
— quality of being elastic
Finnish:
elastisuus
— quality of being elastic
Galician:
elasticidade
— quality of being elastic
German:
Elastizität
— quality of being elastic
Greek:
ελαστικότητα
(elastikótita)
— quality of being elastic
Irish:
leaisteachas
— quality of being elastic
Manx:
so-lhoobaght
— quality of being elastic
Manx:
spinney
— quality of being elastic
Norwegian Bokmål:
elastisitet
— quality of being elastic
Norwegian Nynorsk:
elastisitet
— quality of being elastic
Portuguese:
elasticidade
— quality of being elastic
Romanian:
elasticitate
— quality of being elastic
Russian:
упру́гость
(uprúgostʹ)
— quality of being elastic
Russian:
эласти́чность
(elastíčnostʹ)
— quality of being elastic
Spanish:
elasticidad
— quality of being elastic
Tagalog:
paigkas
— quality of being elastic
Tagalog:
balintang
— quality of being elastic
Thai:
ความยืดหยุ่น
(kwaam-yʉ̂ʉt-yùn)
— quality of being elastic
