bounciness

2.7

How easily something springs back after you press or hit it

noun
/ˈbaʊnsɪnəs/

: elasticidad

Examples

It's like they got too soft and couldn't take her normal bounciness.

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The whorls of tripe inside this thing, the juiciness, the bounciness, the subtle flavor... wow!

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The bounciness of the new basketball makes it easy to play with.
Children love jumping on trampolines because of their bounciness.
The bounciness of the freshly baked cake made it light and fluffy.

Synonyms

bounce

vsbounciness

56 2.2

A light springy movement or a lively feeling in a person

is the property that allows something to rebound easily after impact

Antonyms

stiffness

13 3.9

A condition when parts of the body or objects are hard to move, often causing pain

rigidity

Specialized

3 6.0

Not able to bend or change shape easily

How Bouncy

springiness

1 3.8

bounciness

2.7

elasticity

Specialized

6 4.5

resilience

52 4.8

Surface Forms

bounciness singular

bouncinesses plural

Morphology

bounciness = bouncy (transparent) = bounce + y + ness

Standard adjective-to-noun formation: 'bouncy' + '-ness' yields the quality or state of being bouncy.

Etymology

Bounciness comes from the simple action word bounce, which makes you imagine a ball hitting the ground and 'springing back' up. So, bounciness is the quality of how well something 'springs back' or 'bounces back' after a hit.