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Dictionary: spring·y   (sprĭng'ē) pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Marked by resilience; elastic.
  2. Abounding in freshwater springs.
springily spring'i·ly adv.
springiness spring'i·ness n.

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adjective

    Capable of withstanding stress without injury: elastic, flexible, flexile, resilient, supple. Physics plastic. See flexible/rigid.

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adj

Definition: buoyant
Antonyms: heavy

adj

Definition: elastic
Antonyms: hard, rigid, stiff


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: rebounds readily
  Synonyms: bouncy, live, lively, resilient, whippy


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - spændstig, elastisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
veerkrachtig

Français (French)
adj. - élastique, souple

Deutsch (German)
adj. - federnd, elastisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ελαστικός, εύκαμπτος, πηδηχτός, (για γουναρικά) κακής ποιότητας, (για τυριά) ημίσκληρος

Italiano (Italian)
elastico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - elástico

Русский (Russian)
богатый источниками, ключами, упругий, эластичный, пружинистый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - elástico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fjädrande, elastisk, spänstig, uppblött, sumpig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有弹力的, 多泉水的, 轻快的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有彈力的, 多泉水的, 輕快的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 탄력이 있는, (토지가) 샘이 많은, 활발한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 弾力のある, 軽快な, 泉の多い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نبضي, نشط, ربيعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קפיצי, גמיש‬


 
 
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