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Definition plastic

Etymology

From Latin plasticus (“of molding”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (plastikós), from ???????? (plássein, “to mold, form”).

Noun

plastic (countable and uncountable, plural plastics)

1. A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
2. (colloquial, metonymically) Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services.
3. (slang) Fakeness, or a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population.
4. (obsolete) A sculptor, moulder.
5. (archaic) Any solid but malleable substance.

Adjective

plastic (comparative more plastic, superlative most plastic)

1. Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant. [from 17th c.]
2. (medicine, now rare) Producing tissue. [from 17th c.]
3. (dated) Creative, formative. [from 17th c.]
4. (biology) Capable of adapting to varying conditions; characterized by environmental adaptability. [from 19th c.]
5. Of or pertaining to the inelastic, non-brittle, deformation of a material. [from 19th c.]
6. Made of plastic. [from 20th c.]
7. Inferior or not the real thing. [from 20th c.]
8. (informal, of a person) Fake.

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