noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/
UK:/ˌplɑːs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/
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US:/ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/
US:[ˌphlæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti]
US:[ˌphlæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ɾi]
Australian:/ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/
Australian:[ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ɾi]
rhymes with -ɪsɪti
1
noun
Meaning 1
The quality or state of being plastic.
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
2
noun
Meaning 2
The property of a solid body whereby it undergoes a permanent change in shape or size when subjected to a stress exceeding a particular value (the yield value).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *pláthyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English plasticity From plastic + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
plasticitat
— quality of being plastic
Chinese Mandarin:
可塑性
(kěsùxìng)
— quality of being plastic
Czech:
tvárnost
— quality of being plastic
Finnish:
plastisuus
— quality of being plastic
French:
plasticité
— quality of being plastic
Galician:
plasticidade
— quality of being plastic
German:
Plastizität
— quality of being plastic
Irish:
plaisteacht
— quality of being plastic
Italian:
plasticità
— quality of being plastic
Japanese:
可塑性
(kasosei)
— quality of being plastic
Manx:
so-lhoobaght
— quality of being plastic
Portuguese:
plasticidade
— quality of being plastic
Russian:
ги́бкость
(gíbkostʹ)
— quality of being plastic
Russian:
пласти́чность
(plastíčnostʹ)
— quality of being plastic
Russian:
эласти́чность
(elastíčnostʹ)
— quality of being plastic
Slovak:
tvárnosť
— quality of being plastic
Spanish:
plasticidad
— quality of being plastic
Turkish:
esneklik
— quality of being plastic
Turkish:
plastiklik
— quality of being plastic
Welsh:
plastigrwydd
— quality of being plastic
Catalan:
plasticitat
— property of a solid body
Chinese Mandarin:
可塑性
(kěsùxìng)
— property of a solid body
Finnish:
plastisuus
— property of a solid body
Finnish:
muokattavuus
— property of a solid body
Galician:
plasticidade
— property of a solid body
Georgian:
პლასტიკურობა
(ṗlasṭiḳuroba)
— property of a solid body
Hindi:
सुघट्यता
(sughaṭyatā)
— property of a solid body
Indonesian:
plastisitas
— property of a solid body
Irish:
plaisteacht
— property of a solid body
Newar:
आलुपहः
(ālupaha:)
— property of a solid body
Polish:
plastyczność
— property of a solid body
Portuguese:
plasticidade
— property of a solid body
Punjabi:
ਢਿਲਕ
(ḍhilak)
— property of a solid body
Punjabi:
ਢਲਣਯੋਗਤਾ
(ḍhalaṇyogtā)
— property of a solid body
Russian:
ги́бкость
(gíbkostʹ)
— property of a solid body
Russian:
пласти́чность
(plastíčnostʹ)
— property of a solid body
Russian:
эласти́чность
(elastíčnostʹ)
— property of a solid body
Spanish:
plasticidad
— property of a solid body
Tamil:
நெகிழ்வு தன்மை
(nekiḻvu taṉmai)
— property of a solid body
