B1 — Intermediateadjective
elastico
elastic, stretchy, flexible
Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)
flessibileduttileadattabileresilientecedevole
Antonyms (≠ opposite meaning)
rigidoduroinflessibilefissoinelastico
Usage note
'Resiliente' is increasingly used in Italian too, meaning able to bounce back. 'Cedevole' means yielding. 'Duttile' is formal for ductile/malleable.
Example
"La gomma è un materiale elastico che ritorna alla forma originale."
"Rubber is an elastic material that returns to its original shape."
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