springiness
Tendency to rebound
Springiness is the quality of being able to compress or stretch and then return to original shape, like a mattress or trampoline.
It extends to describe a bouncy quality in someone's step or movement: There was a springiness in her walk that suggested good news.
Materials with springiness feel resilient rather than rigid or limp.
Pull to extend
- recoilBackward force from discharge
- rubberbandStretchy loop for binding
- slinkySinuously graceful or form-fitting
- tensileCapable of elongation
spandex · latex · neoprene · elastomer · polymer · give · bungee · rubber
Return after deflection
- boingOnomatopoeia for recoil
- hopSmall, quick jump
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- leapSudden springing movement
pogo · trampoline · ricochet · jounce · skip · vault · airtime · cartwheel
Regaining what was lost
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
- durabilityResistance to wear
- robustnessResistance to failure
- reboundReturn after deflection
responsiveness · resistance · flexibility · vigor · liveliness · vitality · energy · buoyancy
Ability to bend easily
- supplenessCapacity to bend easily
- cushioningSoftening force or fall
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
- giveTo transfer possession
buoyancy · plushness · squishiness · sponginess · firmness · bendability · pliant · yielding
stretch
Pull to extend
- recoilBackward force from discharge
- rubberbandStretchy loop for binding
- slinkySinuously graceful or form-fitting
tensile · spandex · latex · neoprene · elastomer · polymer · give · bungee · rubber · coil
rebound
Return after deflection
leap · pogo · trampoline · ricochet · jounce · skip · vault · airtime · cartwheel · somersault
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
- durabilityResistance to wear
- robustnessResistance to failure
rebound · responsiveness · resistance · flexibility · vigor · liveliness · vitality · energy · buoyancy · vivacity
pliability
Ability to bend easily
- supplenessCapacity to bend easily
- cushioningSoftening force or fall
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
give · buoyancy · plushness · squishiness · sponginess · firmness · bendability · pliant · yielding · foam
- elasticityelasticity, strain, stiffness, stress-strain, elastic energy
- bread qualitiesfresh, stale, soft, crusty, crispy
- resilienceresilience, grit, bounce back, bouncing back, robustness
- texturessmoothness, smooth, soft, rough, roughness
- hapticshaptic feedback, tactile, vibration, force feedback, tactile feedback
- flexibilitystretch, elastic, bendy, stretchy, bendable
springinessrigidity
State of being unbending
stiffness · inflexibility · hardness · inelasticity · firmness
springinesssluggishness
State of slow movement
limpness · flaccidity · heaviness · plodding · lethargy
spring, springy, springs, springtime, sprung, sprang, springboard, springlike, springbok