elastics

noun

a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material

a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together

adjective

able to adjust readily to different conditions

capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression

Roots

elastoselast- · Greek · driven, ductile

Synonyms & related words for elastics

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of elastics. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to elastics

Explore words related to elastics — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include elasticate, elasticness, nonelastic, elasticize, stretchy, flexible, stretchable, rubberlike. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does elastics come from?

The word elastics breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root elast-, from Greek elastos (“driven, ductile”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.