elasticityEnglishOxford English Thesauruselasticity noun 1 the skin's natural elasticity: stretchiness, flexibility, pliancy, suppleness, rubberiness, plasticity, resilience, springiness; informal give. ▷antonyms rigidity. 2 there may be elasticity in a government with a very narrow majority: adaptability, flexibility, adjustability, fluidity, accommodation, versatility, variability, malleability, conformability. ▷antonyms dogmatism.elasticity Oxford Dictionary of English