whippiness
Supple, snapping quality
Whippiness is the quality of being flexible and springy, able to bend and snap back.
The term appears most often describing fishing rods, golf club shafts, or athletic equipment where controlled flex affects performance: The rod's whippiness helps cast lighter lures.
Hair or branches might also have whippiness—a lively, springing quality when moved.
Capacity to curve
- springinessCapacity for elastic recovery
- supplenessCapacity to bend easily
- pliabilityAbility to bend easily
- giveTo transfer possession
flexuous · pliant · bendy · limber · yielding · recoil · bendable · twistable
Capacity to recover quickly
- stretchinessAbility to elongate
- springbackElastic return to shape
- recoverabilityAbility to be restored
- rubberinessElastic, yielding quality
bounce · extensibility · modulus · recoil · snap · tension · tautness · stretch
State of being fast
- nimblenessEase of quick movement
- fleetnessQuickness of motion
- snapSudden sharp sound
- responsivenessReadiness to react
reactivity · speed · swiftness · deftness · maneuverability · precision · reflexes · coordination
bendiness
Capacity to curve
- springinessCapacity for elastic recovery
- supplenessCapacity to bend easily
- pliabilityAbility to bend easily
give · flexuous · pliant · bendy · limber · yielding · recoil · bendable · twistable · soft
resilience
Capacity to recover quickly
- stretchinessAbility to elongate
- springbackElastic return to shape
- recoverabilityAbility to be restored
rubberiness · bounce · extensibility · modulus · recoil · snap · tension · tautness · stretch · recovery
quickness
State of being fast
- nimblenessEase of quick movement
- fleetnessQuickness of motion
- snapSudden sharp sound
responsiveness · reactivity · speed · swiftness · deftness · maneuverability · precision · reflexes · coordination
vivacity
Animated spirit or energy
- energyPower to do work
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- sprightlinessEnergetic liveliness of manner
vigor · zest · dynamism · verve · vitality · brio · pep · buoyancy · jauntiness · spiritedness
whippinessrigidity
State of being unbending
stiffness · inflexibility · rigidness · firmness · hardness
whippinessstiffness
Resistance to deformation
sluggishness · deadness · unresponsiveness · inertness · heaviness
whipped, whipping, whips, whip, whipper, whippy, whippersnapper, bullwhip, whiplash