elastic āļāļ·āļāļāļ°āđāļĢ elastic āļāļ·āļāļāļ°āđāļĢ Easily resuming original shape after being stretched or expanded; flexible. See Synonyms at flexible.Springy; rebounding.Physics Returning to or capable of returning to an initial form or state after deformation. Quick to recover, as from disappointment: an elastic spirit. Capable of adapting to change or a variety of circumstances.A flexible stretchable fabric made with interwoven strands of rubber or an imitative synthetic fiber.An object made of this fabric.A rubber band.