capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded

an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.

spontaneously expansive, as gases.

flexible; accommodating; adaptable; tolerant

elastic rules and regulations.

springing back or rebounding; springy

He walks with an elastic step.

readily recovering from depression or exhaustion; buoyant

an elastic temperament.

Economics . relatively responsive to change, as to a proportionate increase in demand as the result of a decrease in price. Compare inelastic ( def. 2 ) .

Physics . of, pertaining to, or noting a body having the property of elasticity.

webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.

something made from this material, as a garter.

rubber band.

adjective

inelastic , rigid , stiff , tense , unflexible , unyielding , difficult , inflexible , intolerant , unadaptable , ungiving

adjective

adaptable , bouncy , buoyant , ductile , extendible , extensible , flexible , irrepressible , limber , lithe , malleable , moldable , plastic , pliable , resilient , rubberlike , springy , stretchable , stretchy , supple , tempered , yielding , accommodating , adjustable , airy , animated , complaisant , compliant , ebullient , effervescent , expansive , gay , high-spirited , lively , recuperative , soaring , spirited , sprightly , variable , vivacious , volatile , flexile , adaptive , pliant , impressionable , suggestible , extensile , rebounding , tensible , tolerant