"elastic" meaning in English

See elastic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /iˈlæstɪk/, /əˈlæstɪk/ Audio: en-us-elastic.ogg Forms: more elastic [comparative], most elastic [superlative]
Rhymes: -æstɪk Etymology: From French élastique, from New Latin elasticus (“elastic”), from Ancient Greek ἐλαστός (elastós), alternative form of ἐλατός (elatós, “ductile”) (cf. ἐλατήρ (elatḗr, “a driver, hurler”)), from ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, “to drive, set in motion, push, strike, beat out”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|élastique}} French élastique, {{der|en|NL.|elasticus||elastic}} New Latin elasticus (“elastic”), {{der|en|grc|ἐλαστός}} Ancient Greek ἐλαστός (elastós) Head templates: {{en-adj}} elastic (comparative more elastic, superlative most elastic)
  1. Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released. Translations (capable of stretching): مَرِن (marin) (Arabic), առաձգական (aṙajgakan) (Armenian), еластичен (elastičen) (Bulgarian), elàstic (Catalan), 彈性的 (Chinese Mandarin), 弹性的 (tánxìng de) (Chinese Mandarin), 有彈力的 (Chinese Mandarin), 有弹力的 (yǒu tánlì de) (Chinese Mandarin), pružný [masculine] (Czech), elastický (Czech), elastisk (Danish), smidig (Danish), joustava (Finnish), kimmoisa (Finnish), élastique [feminine, masculine] (French), dehnbar (German), elastisch (German), rugalmas (Hungarian), elasztikus (Hungarian), ruganyos (Hungarian), elastis (Indonesian), leaisteach (Irish), elastico [masculine] (Italian), elastica [feminine] (Italian), エラスティック (erasutikku) (Japanese), 伸縮性の (shinshukusei no) (alt: しんしゅくせいの) (Japanese), 弾性の (dansei no) (alt: だんせいの) (Japanese), 弾力のある (danryoku no aru) (alt: だんりょくのある) (Japanese), kenyal (Malay), anyal (Malay), elastik (Malay), so-lhoobey (Manx), êlastique (Norman), elastisk (Norwegian), strekkbar (Norwegian), الاستیک (Persian), ارتجاعی (Persian), کشسان (Persian), elastyczny (Polish), rozciągliwy (Polish), ciągliwy (Polish), elástico (Portuguese), elastic (Romanian), эласти́чный (elastíčnyj) (Russian), ги́бкий (gíbkij) (Russian), lastaig (Scottish Gaelic), pružný (Slovak), elastický (Slovak), prožen (Slovene), elástico (Spanish), töjbar (Swedish), tänjbar (Swedish), elastisk (Swedish), igkasin (Tagalog), manaynay (Tagalog), ยืดหยุ่น (yʉ̂ʉt-yùn) (Thai), elastik (Turkish), çeýe (Turkmen), еласти́чний (elastýčnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-elastic-en-adj-XnZGEiMP Disambiguation of 'capable of stretching': 87 4 0 2 2 2 3
  2. Made of elastic. Translations (made of elastic): ластичен (lastičen) (Bulgarian), elastieken (Dutch), elastinen (Finnish), élastique [feminine, masculine] (French), leaisteach (Irish), êlastique (Norman), elástico (Portuguese), lastaig (Scottish Gaelic)
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  3. Of clothing, elasticated.
    Sense id: en-elastic-en-adj-dzsOG-rh Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 26 21 3 1 26 8 6 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 7 27 16 3 4 26 11 5 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 22 10 7 9 13 22 5 1 1
  4. (economics) Sensitive to changes in price. Categories (topical): Economics Translations (sensitive to changes in price): առաձգական (aṙajgakan) (Armenian), elàstic (Catalan), élastique [feminine, masculine] (French), êlastique (Norman), priselastisk (Norwegian), igkasin (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-elastic-en-adj-yZqXCXAi Topics: economics, sciences Disambiguation of 'sensitive to changes in price': 1 1 0 93 2 1 1
  5. springy; bouncy; vivacious Translations (springy; bouncy; vivacious): ruganyos (Hungarian), elastyczny (Polish), sprężysty (Polish)
    Sense id: en-elastic-en-adj-BaK-W6AV Disambiguation of 'springy; bouncy; vivacious': 1 1 1 1 92 1 3
  6. Pervasive, all-encompassing.
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  7. Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials. Translations (able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials): rugalmas (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-elastic-en-adj-hlkQapEO Categories (other): English terms with collocations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 7 27 16 3 4 26 11 5 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 22 10 7 9 13 22 5 1 1 Disambiguation of 'able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials': 3 3 1 1 1 1 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stretchy, stretchable, elastick [obsolete]

Noun

IPA: /iˈlæstɪk/, /əˈlæstɪk/ Audio: en-us-elastic.ogg Forms: elastics [plural]
Rhymes: -æstɪk Etymology: From French élastique, from New Latin elasticus (“elastic”), from Ancient Greek ἐλαστός (elastós), alternative form of ἐλατός (elatós, “ductile”) (cf. ἐλατήρ (elatḗr, “a driver, hurler”)), from ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, “to drive, set in motion, push, strike, beat out”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|élastique}} French élastique, {{der|en|NL.|elasticus||elastic}} New Latin elasticus (“elastic”), {{der|en|grc|ἐλαστός}} Ancient Greek ἐλαστός (elastós) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} elastic (countable and uncountable, plural elastics)
  1. (uncountable) An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs. Tags: uncountable Translations (material): ластик (lastik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), joustokangas (Finnish), élastique [feminine, masculine] (French), Gummiband [neuter] (German), rāhiteke (Maori), elastikk [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), elastikk [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), elástico [masculine] (Portuguese), рези́нка (rezínka) [feminine] (Russian), lastaig [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), elástico [masculine] (Spanish), འགྱིག ('gyig) (Tibetan)
    Sense id: en-elastic-en-noun-Y~St-qZ7 Disambiguation of 'material': 100 0 0
  2. (Canada, countable) An elastic band. Tags: Canada, countable
    Sense id: en-elastic-en-noun-GvqSPWWs Categories (other): Canadian English
  3. (Northeastern US) Specifically, a hair tie. Tags: Northeastern, US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-elastic-en-noun-M9qGXC1W Categories (other): Northeastern US English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: elastick [obsolete] Derived forms: gum elastic, hair elastic

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
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    {
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "elastomer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "elastosis"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "elastration"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ferroelastic"
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    {
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hydroelastic"
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    {
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "income-elastic"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "isoelastic"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "magnetelastic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "microelastic"
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    {
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      "word": "perfectly elastic supply"
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        {
          "text": "The rope is somewhat elastic, so expect it to give when you pull on it.",
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          "ref": "1820, Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 6th edition, volume 20, Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Company, page 501:",
          "text": "In trumpets for assisting the hearing, all reverbation of the trumpet must be avoided. It must be made thick, of the least elastic materials, and covered with cloth externally. For all reverbation lasts for a short time, and produces new sounds which mix with those which are coming in.",
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          "_dis1": "87 4 0 2 2 2 3",
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          "roman": "marin",
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          "word": "مَرِن"
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        {
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "aṙajgakan",
          "sense": "capable of stretching",
          "word": "առաձգական"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "elastičen",
          "sense": "capable of stretching",
          "word": "еластичен"
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        {
          "_dis1": "87 4 0 2 2 2 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "capable of stretching",
          "word": "elàstic"
        },
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          "_dis1": "87 4 0 2 2 2 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "capable of stretching",
          "word": "彈性的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 4 0 2 2 2 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tánxìng de",
          "sense": "capable of stretching",
          "word": "弹性的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 4 0 2 2 2 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "capable of stretching",
          "word": "有彈力的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 4 0 2 2 2 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yǒu tánlì de",
          "sense": "capable of stretching",
          "word": "有弹力的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 4 0 2 2 2 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "capable of stretching",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pružný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 4 0 2 2 2 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "capable of stretching",
          "word": "elastický"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 4 0 2 2 2 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "capable of stretching",
          "word": "elastisk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 4 0 2 2 2 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "capable of stretching",
          "word": "smidig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 4 0 2 2 2 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "capable of stretching",
          "word": "joustava"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 4 0 2 2 2 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "capable of stretching",
          "word": "kimmoisa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 4 0 2 2 2 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "capable of stretching",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "élastique"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 4 0 2 2 2 3",
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aṙajgakan",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "առաձգական"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "彈性的"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tánxìng de",
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "有彈力的"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yǒu tánlì de",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "有弹力的"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pružný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "elastický"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "elastisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "smidig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "joustava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "kimmoisa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "élastique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "dehnbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "elastisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "rugalmas"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "elasztikus"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "ruganyos"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "elastis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "leaisteach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "elastico"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "elastica"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "erasutikku",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "エラスティック"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しんしゅくせいの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shinshukusei no",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "伸縮性の"
    },
    {
      "alt": "だんせいの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dansei no",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "弾性の"
    },
    {
      "alt": "だんりょくのある",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "danryoku no aru",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "弾力のある"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "kenyal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "anyal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "elastik"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "so-lhoobey"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "êlastique"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "elastisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "strekkbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "الاستیک"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "ارتجاعی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "کشسان"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "elastyczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "rozciągliwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "ciągliwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "elástico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "elastic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "elastíčnyj",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "эласти́чный"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gíbkij",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "ги́бкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "lastaig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "pružný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "elastický"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "prožen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "elástico"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "töjbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "tänjbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "elastisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "igkasin"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "manaynay"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "yʉ̂ʉt-yùn",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "ยืดหยุ่น"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "elastik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "çeýe"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "elastýčnyj",
      "sense": "capable of stretching",
      "word": "еласти́чний"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "lastičen",
      "sense": "made of elastic",
      "word": "ластичен"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "made of elastic",
      "word": "elastieken"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "made of elastic",
      "word": "elastinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "made of elastic",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "élastique"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "note": "gumi- (as a prefix in compounds)",
      "sense": "made of elastic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "made of elastic",
      "word": "leaisteach"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "made of elastic",
      "word": "êlastique"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "made of elastic",
      "word": "elástico"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "made of elastic",
      "word": "lastaig"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aṙajgakan",
      "sense": "sensitive to changes in price",
      "word": "առաձգական"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "sensitive to changes in price",
      "word": "elàstic"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "sensitive to changes in price",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "élastique"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "sensitive to changes in price",
      "word": "êlastique"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "sensitive to changes in price",
      "word": "priselastisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "sensitive to changes in price",
      "word": "igkasin"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "springy; bouncy; vivacious",
      "word": "ruganyos"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "springy; bouncy; vivacious",
      "word": "elastyczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "springy; bouncy; vivacious",
      "word": "sprężysty"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials",
      "word": "rugalmas"
    }
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}

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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "lastik",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "material",
      "word": "joustokangas"
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      "sense": "material",
      "word": "rāhiteke"
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      "sense": "material",
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "material",
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rezínka",
      "sense": "material",
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      "word": "рези́нка"
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      "code": "gd",
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      "word": "lastaig"
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      "code": "bo",
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      "word": "འགྱིག"
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