Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

English Dictionary · 107,383 entries · Sources & licences

elastic

UK /ɪˈlɑːstɪk/ · US /ə-/ adjective, noun

Forms elastics elastick

  1. adjective Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released. “The rope is somewhat elastic, so expect it to give when you pull on it.”
  2. adjective Made of elastic. “elastic band”
  3. adjective Of clothing, elasticated.
  4. adjective (economics) Sensitive to changes in price. “Demand for entertainment is more elastic than demand for energy.”
  5. adjective springy; bouncy; vivacious
  6. adjective Pervasive, all-encompassing.
  7. adjective Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials. “elastic spirits; an elastic constitution”
  8. noun (uncountable) An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs. “running shorts use elastic to eliminate the need for a belt”
  9. noun (Canada, countable) An elastic band.
  10. noun (Northeastern US) Specifically, a hair tie.

Synonyms

stretchy stretchable resilient rubber band elastic band flexible pliable pliant

Antonyms

anelastic inelastic nonelastic

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”).

Webster’s 1913

  1. adjective Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic; India rubber is elastic.
  2. adjective Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials; as, elastic spirits; an elastic constitution. Elastic bitumen. (Min.) See Elaterite.
  3. noun An elastic woven fabric, as a belt, braces or suspenders, etc., made in part of India rubber. [Colloq.]

Etymology [Formed fr. Gr. alacer lively, brisk, and E. alacrity: cf. F. élastique.]

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “elastic”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details

Sanskrit

Sanskrit dictionary entries whose meaning includes “elastic” (best matches first).