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stretchiness

stretchiness

2.8
A thing that can become longer or wider without breaking
  • noun
  • /ˈstrɛtʃɪnəs/
translation icon : elasticidad
  • Knitted fabrics are until now rather used for casual wear because the way it's made just gives it more stretchiness and that's very comfortable.

His idea was that there's just some inherent stretchiness in space.

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Examples

  • The stretchiness of the rubber band allowed it to expand easily without breaking.

  • His idea was that there's just some inherent stretchiness in space.

  • This one also has that same like stretchiness on the inside of the sleeve and it doesn't have A tag on it, but I will link it down below.

  • So there's platinum silicone is, is what the great properties about it is it's stretchiness, so it won't tear.

  • Her doctor had spread his gloved fingers that way—only wider, Sarah watching from between her own knees—to demonstrate the thickness and stretchiness of Sarah's mucus.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • High-quality spandex fabric has excellent stretchiness, making it ideal for athletic wear.

  • The stretchiness of the dough increases as you knead it, resulting in a better bread texture.

Synonyms

flexibility
vsstretchiness
37 3.0

Ability to bend or change shape without breaking

is about being able to be lengthened rather than bending or adapting
stretch
vsstretchiness
  • Specialized
33 2.5

The ability of a material to be pulled without breaking

is the general property describing that capacity across materials
elasticity
vsstretchiness
  • Specialized
6 4.5

Ability of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched or squashed

is about being able to be lengthened without breaking not about returning shape
suppleness
vsstretchiness
1 4.5

Being able to bend and move the body easily

is the physical ability to be lengthened not a graceful movement quality
stretchability
vsstretchiness
1 5.9

How much a material can be pulled longer without breaking or losing shape

is about being able to be lengthened without breaking not about keeping function
springiness
vsstretchiness
1 3.8

The ability of something to go back to its shape after being pushed or pulled

is about being able to be lengthened without breaking rather than bouncing back
limberness
vsstretchiness
1 4.6

Ability to bend and move the body easily

is a material property about lengthening rather than bodily movement ability
extensibility
vsstretchiness
  • Specialized
7.2

How easily a material or tissue can stretch without breaking

is the same capacity but does not emphasise tearing as failure
distensibility
vsstretchiness
  • Specialized
8.8

How easily a body part or tissue stretches when you press it

is about being able to be lengthened generally rather than only under pressure
elastance
vsstretchiness
  • Specialized
9.9

How easily a structure returns to its original shape after it is bent or stretched

is the capacity to be lengthened without breaking not a measure of return speed
rubberiness
vsstretchiness
4.7

A soft, stretchy quality like rubber that bends without breaking

is the general ability to be lengthened without breaking not a texture quality
flexibleness
vsstretchiness
4.1

The ability to bend or change shape without breaking

is focused on being able to be lengthened not mainly on bending
pliability
vsstretchiness
6.0

Easy to bend or shape without breaking

is about lengthening capacity rather than easy reshaping or forming
bendability
vsstretchiness
5.8

Ability of a material to be shaped into a curve without breaking

is about being able to be lengthened rather than only bending

Antonyms

1 5.4

Hard and breaks easily, like glass

How Stretchy

elasticity
  • Specialized
6 4.5
stretchiness
2.8
rigidity
  • Specialized
3 6.0

Surface Forms

stretchiness singular

Morphology

stretchiness = stretchy (transparent) = stretch + y + ness

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'stretchy', yielding the quality of being stretchy.

Etymology

Stretchiness comes from the simple parts stretch and -iness, where stretch means 'to pull or make longer'. So, stretchiness is the quality of something that you can pull or stretch without it breaking.