Meaning

10 senses
  1. Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant.

    plastisch

    пласти́чныйplastíčnyj

  2. (dated)Creative, formative.

  3. Capable of adapting to varying conditions; characterized by environmental adaptability.

    plastisch

    ги́бкийgíbkij

  4. Of or pertaining to the inelastic, non-brittle, deformation of a material.

  5. Made of plastic.

    Plastik-, Kunststoff-

    пластма́ссовыйplastmássovyj, пла́стиковыйplástikovyj

    пластма́совийplastmásovyj, пла́стиковийplástykovyj

  6. (derogatory, figuratively)Inferior or not the real thing.

  7. (figuratively, informal)Fake, insincere, especially in a shallow and conformist way pretending to smoothness and glossy flawlessness.

  8. (informal)Escaped from captivity, rather than wild.

  9. (informal)Introduced, rather than native or naturally vagrant.

  10. (archaic)Producing tissue.

More definitions
  • capable of being influenced or formed
  • forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
  • capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)

Examples

337 sentences
  1. The plate is made of plastic.

    Тарілка з пластмаси. — aandrusiak

    ruТарелка пластиковая. — marafon

  2. This chair is made of plastic.

    Цей стілець зроблено з пластику. — deniko

    ruЭтот стул сделан из пластика. — marafon

    deDieser Stuhl ist aus Plastik hergestellt. — Dejo

  3. These boxes are made out of plastic.

    Ці коробки зроблені з пластику. — deniko

    ruЭти коробки сделаны из пластика. — fjay69

    deDiese Schachteln sind aus Plastik. — Vortarulo

  4. Tom wants to become a plastic surgeon.

    Том хоче стати пластичним хірургом. — deniko

    ruТом хочет стать пластическим хирургом. — marafon

  5. This chair is plastic.

    Цей стілець зроблено з пластику. — deniko

    ruЭтот стул сделан из пластика. — marafon

    deDieser Stuhl ist aus Plastik. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
made of plastic:
Русский
By meaning 3
capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant:
biology: capable of adapting to varying conditions:
made of plastic:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant:
made of plastic:

Origin

From Latin plasticus (“of molding”), from Ancient Greek πλαστικός (plastikós), from πλάσσω

From Latin plasticus (“of molding”), from Ancient Greek πλαστικός (plastikós), from πλάσσω (plássō, “to mold, form”). Doublet of plastique.

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Forms

more plastic, most plastic
Comparativemore plastic Lesson
Superlativemost plastic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • capable of being influenced or formed:pliant
  • forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning:formativeshaping
  • capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material):fictilemoldable

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

101 related words

Collocations

7 patterns
  • a plastic surgeon
  • plastic surgeon
  • plastic bag
  • made of plastic
  • plastic surgery
  • plastic cup
  • use plastic

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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