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joustava — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adaptive adjective Able to adjust or change in response to new conditions.
  • elastic adjective Able to stretch and then spring back to its original shape.
  • flexible adj Able to bend easily without breaking.
  • resilient adj Able to recover quickly from difficulty, damage, or hardship.
  • springy adj That returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.

Senses

joustava is used for these senses in English:

  • adaptive Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.
  • adaptive Capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change.
  • elastic Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
  • flexible Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
  • resilient Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances)
  • springy That returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.

elastic — full definition

  1. adjective Able to stretch and then spring back to its original shape.
  2. adjective Flexible and able to adapt readily to change.
  3. noun A stretchy band or material used to hold or fasten things, such as in clothing or hair.

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