Vivacious vs Elastic - What's the difference?
vivacious | elastic |
Lively and animated; full of life and energy.
(obsolete) Long-lived.
(rare) Difficult to kill.
Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
Made of elastic.
Of clothing, elasticated.
(economics) Sensitive to changes in price.
springy; bouncy; vivacious
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Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from shocks and trials.
(uncountable) An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.
(countable) An elastic band.
As adjectives the difference between vivacious and elastic
is that vivacious is lively and animated; full of life and energy while elastic is capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.As a noun elastic is
(uncountable) an elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.vivacious
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Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* (lively and animated) animated, bubbly, ebullient, high-spirited, lively, vibrant, excitingDerived terms
* vivaciousnessExternal links
* * *elastic
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Alternative forms
* elastick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- The rope is somewhat elastic , so expect it to give when you pull on it.
- elastic band
- Demand for entertainment is more elastic than demand for energy.
- He could see that she was tastefully, though not richly, dressed, and that she walked with an elastic step that revealed a light heart and the vigor of perfect health. Her face, of course, he could not analyze, since he had caught only the one brief but convincing glimpse of it.
- elastic''' spirits; an '''elastic constitution
Synonyms
* stretchy * stretchableNoun
- Running shorts use elastic to eliminate the need for a belt.