Meanings
plural plasticities
- countableuncountableThe quality or state of being plastic.
In place of a stinger, a male bee or wasp has hardened genitalia […] used for grasping the female during mating and transferring sperm. Male genitalia are a showcase of structural plasticity.
2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 15
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
- Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
- Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
- Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
- Latinplasticus
- Englishplastic
- Englishplasticity
Translations
Catalan plasticitat, plasticitat
- plasticitatquality of being plastic
- plasticitatproperty of a solid body
Chinese Mandarin 可塑性, 可塑性
- 可塑性 (kěsùxìng)quality of being plastic
- 可塑性 (kěsùxìng)property of a solid body
Czech tvárnost
- tvárnostquality of being plastic
Finnish plastisuus, plastisuus
- plastisuusquality of being plastic
- plastisuusproperty of a solid body
- muokattavuusproperty of a solid body
French plasticité
- plasticitéquality of being plastic
German Plastizität
- Plastizitätquality of being plastic
Hindi सुघट्यता
- सुघट्यता (sughaṭyatā)property of a solid body
Indonesian plastisitas
- plastisitasproperty of a solid body
Irish plaisteacht, plaisteacht
- plaisteachtquality of being plastic
- plaisteachtproperty of a solid body
Italian plasticità
- plasticitàquality of being plastic
Japanese 可塑性
- 可塑性 (kasosei)quality of being plastic
Polish plastyczność
- plastycznośćproperty of a solid body
Portuguese plasticidade, plasticidade
- plasticidadequality of being plastic
- plasticidadeproperty of a solid body
Punjabi ਢਿਲਕ, ਢਲਣਯੋਗਤਾ
- ਢਿਲਕ (ḍhilak)property of a solid body
- ਢਲਣਯੋਗਤਾ (ḍhalaṇyogtā)property of a solid body
Russian ги́бкость, пласти́чность
- ги́бкость (gíbkostʹ)quality of being plastic
- пласти́чность (plastíčnostʹ)quality of being plastic
- эласти́чность (elastíčnostʹ)quality of being plastic
- ги́бкость (gíbkostʹ)property of a solid body
- пласти́чность (plastíčnostʹ)property of a solid body
- эласти́чность (elastíčnostʹ)property of a solid body
Slovak tvárnosť
- tvárnosťquality of being plastic
Spanish plasticidad, plasticidad
- plasticidadquality of being plastic
- plasticidadproperty of a solid body
Tamil நெகிழ்வு தன்மை
- நெகிழ்வு தன்மை (nekiḻvu taṉmai)property of a solid body
Turkish esneklik, plastiklik
- esneklikquality of being plastic
- plastiklikquality of being plastic
Welsh plastigrwydd, plastigrwydd
- plastigrwyddquality of being plastic
- plastigrwyddproperty of a solid body
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with plasticity
Cite this entry
plasticity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasticity
“plasticity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasticity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plasticity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasticity.
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