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plastic

/ˈplæstɪk/

noun

Meaning

  • A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.

  • (metonym) Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services.

  • Fakeness, or a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population.

  • An instance of plastic surgery.

  • A sculptor, moulder.

  • Any solid but malleable substance.

adjective

Meaning

  • Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant.

  • Producing tissue.

  • Creative, formative.

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

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

  • Made of plastic.

  • Inferior or not the real thing.

  • (of a person) Fake.

Synonyms

ersatz,
fake,
flexible,
malleable,
pliant