rubberiness

4.7

A soft, stretchy quality like rubber that bends without breaking

noun
/ˈrʌbərɪnəs/

: elasticidad

So it's got kind of a rubberiness to it, OK, and it's quite soft and sort of spongy feeling.

Examples

You can feel the rubberiness of the material as you stretch it between your fingers.
I'm inclined to base it on the rubberiness of the of the bread in one of them versus the crunchiness in the other one.
The rubberiness of the new sneakers made them very comfortable to wear during the marathon.
The cake had a strange rubberiness that made it unappetizing.

Synonyms

flexibility

vsrubberiness

37 3.0

Ability to bend or change shape without breaking

focuses more narrowly on physical stretch and surface texture here

elasticity

vsrubberiness

Specialized

6 4.5

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

stresses stretch and textured feel as well as shape recovery

suppleness

vsrubberiness

1 4.5

Being able to bend and move the body easily

is more about physical stretch and textured resilience than grace

springiness

vsrubberiness

1 3.8

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

covers stretchiness and textured softness rather than only quick bounce

stretchiness

vsrubberiness

2.8

A thing that can become longer or wider without breaking

combines stretch with a bouncy texture and general flexibility

extensibility

vsrubberiness

Specialized

7.2

How easily a material or tissue can stretch without breaking

adds surface feel and broader flexible qualities to simple stretching

pliability

vsrubberiness

6.0

Easy to bend or shape without breaking

emphasizes elastic stretch and surface feel more than mere shaping

bendability

vsrubberiness

5.8

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

refers more widely to stretchy, soft texture and flexible recovery

flexibleness

vsrubberiness

4.1

The ability to bend or change shape without breaking

is similar but emphasises elastic stretch and tactile softness

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 Elastic

elasticity

Specialized

6 4.5

rubberiness

4.7

flexibility

37 3.0

rigidity

Specialized

3 6.0

Surface Forms

rubberiness singular

rubberinesses plural

Morphology

rubberiness = rubbery (transparent) = rubber + y + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'rubbery' with the productive suffix '-ness'; meaning is directly predictable from 'rubber' -> 'rubbery' -> 'rubberiness'.

Etymology

Rubberiness comes from rubber, the material that was named because people used it to 'rub' out pencil marks, plus the endings -y and -ness that mean 'like' and 'quality'. So rubberiness is the 'quality' of being like rubber — flexible, stretchy, or bouncy.