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plastic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • [ˈpʰlastɪk] (UK)
  • /ˈplæstɪk/ (US)
  • [ˈpʰlæstɪk] (US)
  • /ˈplæstɪk/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin plasticus (“of molding”), from Ancient Greek πλαστικός (plastikós), from πλάσσω (plássō, “to mold, form”). Doublet of plastique.

Meanings

  1. Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant.
    • While a historical woman obviously dwells at the root of this whole phenomenon, her image has been plastic, allowing the Christian imagination to create widely different Marian symbols and theologies in relation to spiritual and social needs. 2000 June 17, Elizabeth A. Johnson, “Mary of Nazareth: Friend of God and Prophet”, in America, volume 182, number 21:
    • Plastic mud, brownish tinted, rich in floatings. 1898, Journal of Microscopy, page 256:
    • while the broad pattern of connections between brain regions is similar in every healthy human brain, their details – their number, size and strength – are thought to underpin our individuality, as synapses are ‘plastic’, shaped by experience. 2012, Adam Zeman, ‘Only Connect’, Literary Review, number 399:
    • the rage […] betook itself at last to certain missile weapons; which, though from their plastic nature they threatened neither the loss of life or of limb, were, however, sufficiently dreadful to a well-dressed lady. ', Folio Society 1973, page 103
    • Man tracks and dog tracks, they left a clear imprint on its plastic surface, and came out on an open beach, stretching a mile away to another headland. 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 60:
    • [A]nd it is highly probable that along with more splendid habits of life entered a more lavish use of the gorgeous stores laid open to the plastic powers of fiction. 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth:
  2. (archaic) Producing tissue.
  3. (dated) Creative, formative.
    • See plastic Nature working to this end. 1733, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Man. […], (please specify |epistle=I to IV), London: […] J[ohn] Wilford, […], →OCLC:
    • Benign Creator! let thy plastic hand dispose its own effect 1718, Mat[thew] Prior, “Solomon on the Vanity of the World. A Poem in Three Books.”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], and John Barber […], →OCLC, (please specify the page):
  4. Capable of adapting to varying conditions; characterized by environmental adaptability.
  5. Of or pertaining to the inelastic, non-brittle, deformation of a material.
  6. Made of plastic.
    • A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe. 1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
    • A green plastic watering can / For a fake Chinese rubber plant / In a fake plastic earth / That she bought from a rubber man / In a town full of rubber plans / To get rid of itself 1995, Radiohead, “Fake Plastic Trees”, in The Bends:
  7. (derogatory, figuratively) Inferior or not the real thing.
    • Frustrated by a globalized music industry force-feeding them plastic pop music, hackers, remixers, and activists began to mobilize... 2008, Matt James Mason, The pirate's dilemma: how youth culture is reinventing capitalism:
    • The Hippie has been replaced by the pseudo-Hippie, the plastic Hippie, the weekend Hippie 1969, Lowell D. Streiker, The gospel of irreligious religion, page 83:
    • People always try to say that we're garage rock, but that scene is so plastic. Some dude in a band has tight jeans, dyed black hair, and a starving girlfriend with bangs, and people call it indie rock. It's so gross. 2007, Daniel Sinker, We owe you nothing: Punk Planet: the collected interviews, page 238:
  8. (figuratively, informal, of a person) Fake, insincere, especially in a shallow and conformist way pretending to smoothness and glossy flawlessness.
    • He kissed the white woman once, and it was so artificial, so plastic (that's the word, plastic) that one wondered why did they bother at all. 1966, Calvin C. Hernton, White papers for white Americans, page 67:
    • In fact it seems as though there are two kinds of people in the world: real people and plastic people, as the Flower Children used to say. 1973, Eric Berne, What do you say after you say hello?, page 120:
    • Then go home and check yourself / You think we're singing 'bout someone else… / But you're plastic people / You gotta go 1967, “Plastic People”, in Frank Zappa (music), Absolutely Free, performed by The Mothers of Invention:
    • And further, I don't see anything in American life – for myself – to aspire to. Nothing at all. It's all so very false. So shallow, so plastic, so morally and ethically corrupt. 2014, James Baldwin, James Baldwin: The Last Interview: and other Conversations, →ISBN:
    • We're plastic but we'll still have fun! 2009, Lady Gaga, Paparazzi:
    • The Clash tour was pretty tough. Their fans mostly hated Suicide. A lot of them were plastic punks who just thought punk rock was guitars, safety pins and bin bags. 2017 July 18, Daniel Dylan Wray, quoting Martin Rev, “‘It was like going into the trenches’: how Suicide rioted against plastic punk”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
    • But I don't think she would be happy in Los Angeles — it's so plastic and cheap and they expect the women to be whores to get anywhere. 2006, Catherine Coulter, Born to Be Wild, page 71:
    • Plastic people with plastic minds / Are on their way to plastic homes 1971, Gil Scott-Heron, “Lady Day and John Coltrane”, in Pieces of a Man:
  9. (informal, of an individual bird) Escaped from captivity, rather than wild.
    • A superb — and apparently wild, not plastic — Baikal Teal was located at RSPB Greylake in Somerset[.] 2024 January 14, Ian Reid, “South Aussie birding on the other side of the world”, in The Feathered Variety (blog), archived from the original on 14 Jan 2024:
  10. (informal, of a species or individual bird) Introduced, rather than native or naturally vagrant.
    • I was checking into my motel while a Red-whiskered Bulbul called outside – a Queensland plastic rarity which was somewhat amusing. 2018 August 12, Corwin Caelin, “The bucket list – a Wallaby and a Wombat – part 1”, in Go Birding (blog), archived from the original on 23 Aug 2018:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more plastic Degree=Cmp lexicographic
plastick alternative, archaic lexicographic
most plastic Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

elastic · sincere · genuine

Deriveds

plastic bag · aminoplastic · thermoplastic · plastic deformation · plastic rush · plastic patriotism · sticky-backed plastic · Silastic · thromboplastic · zymoplastic · pleather · euplastic · plastic pants · euryplastic · plamodel · plasticness · oncoplastic · ceroplastic · apicoplastic · organoplastic · plastiglomerate · plasticky · plastisphere · plasticator · fibre-reinforced plastic · plastic crack · plasticless · plasteel · plasticuffs · mesoplastic · plastiglass · plasticization · cacoplastic · antiplastic · heteroplastic · synaptoplastic · amyloplastic · plastic baton round · plasticate · Plasticine · megaplastic · plasticine · plastic beauty · ecoplastic · subplastic · haematoplastic · semiplastic · plastivorous · oculoplastic · plastic money · polyplastic · hydroplastic · plasticizer · neoplastic · plasticosis · plastic plod · plastic pig · basiplastic · nonplastic · plastic fantastic · plastic surgery · plastic footprint · plastic bullet · plastic cheese · plasticity · plastically · plastic art · homeoplastic · plasticrete · sticky-back plastic · oligoplastic · plastivore · plastic flow · plazzy · fluoroplastic · cranioplastic · plastizyme · plastic ratio · plasticize · plastic shaman · plasticism · ideoplastic · Bingham plastic · viscoplastic · plasticware · neuroplastic · plastic surgeon · plastify · plasticise · plastic panties · unplastic · plastician · xyloplastic · plastiskin · autoplastic · plastic Paddy · embryoplastic · pseudoplastic · superplastic · plastisol · plasticulture · metalloplastic · electroplastic · plastic wood · plastic cup · normoplastic · plastic explosive · conplastic · plastoid · macroplastic

Synonyms

formable · malleable · insincere · pliant · shapeable · ersatz · ductile · fictile · plastic · flexible · fake · sequacious · moldable

Translations (76)

uk пластма́совий (made of plastic) · cs plastický (made of plastic) · grc πλαστικός (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · fi plastinen (biology: capable of adapting to varying conditions) · nl kunststof- (made of plastic) · pt plástico (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · eo plasta (made of plastic) · fi muovi- (made of plastic) · fi mukautuva (biology: capable of adapting to varying conditions) · cs plastický (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · es maleable (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · fy plestik (made of plastic) · de plastisch (biology: capable of adapting to varying conditions) · tl plastik (slang, of a person: fake, snobbish) · fi muovinen (made of plastic) · hy պլաստմասսայե (made of plastic) · es plástico (made of plastic) · fi plastinen (of or pertaining to the inelastic, non-brittle, deformation of a material) · eu plastiko (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · ga plaisteach (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · ca plàstic (made of plastic) · fr plastique (made of plastic) · fi keinotekoinen (inferior or not the real thing) · fi plastinen (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · be пла́стыкавы (made of plastic) · de Plastik- (made of plastic) · fi muovi- (inferior or not the real thing) · nl plastisch (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · mh būļajtiik (made of plastic) · sv plast- (made of plastic) · bg пласти́чен (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · pl plastikowy (made of plastic) · fi muovinen (inferior or not the real thing) · bg приспособяващ се (biology: capable of adapting to varying conditions) · bg пластма́сов (made of plastic) · ru пла́стиковый (made of plastic) · be пластма́савы (made of plastic) · uk пла́стиковий (made of plastic) · nb plastikk (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · pl plastyczny (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · mn хуванцар (made of plastic) · cs umělohmotný (made of plastic) · ar بْلَاسْتِيكِيّ (made of plastic) · fi keino- (inferior or not the real thing) · la plastica (made of plastic) · ru пластма́ссовый (made of plastic) · ru ги́бкий (biology: capable of adapting to varying conditions) · bg пластичен (of or pertaining to the inelastic, non-brittle, deformation of a material) · yi פּלאַסטיש (made of plastic) · it malleabile (biology: capable of adapting to varying conditions) · cmn 塑料 (made of plastic) · es de plástico (made of plastic) · it plastico (made of plastic) · bn প্লাস্টিক (made of plastic) · sv formbar (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · ca plàstic (biology: capable of adapting to varying conditions) · ta நெகிழி (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · de plastisch (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · de Kunststoff- (made of plastic) · cs tvárný (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · hy պլաստիկ (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · es maleable (biology: capable of adapting to varying conditions) · es plástico (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · it plastico (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · fi falski (slang, of a person: fake, snobbish) · cy plastig (made of plastic) · fi muovailtava (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · ru пласти́чный (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · nl plastic (made of plastic) · fi luova (creative, formative) · nl plastieken (made of plastic) · fi muuntautumiskykyinen (biology: capable of adapting to varying conditions) · sv plastisk (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · ca plàstic (capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant) · cs plastový (made of plastic) · th พลาสติก (made of plastic)

plastic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • [ˈpʰlastɪk] (UK)
  • /ˈplæstɪk/ (US)
  • [ˈpʰlæstɪk] (US)
  • /ˈplæstɪk/ (UK)

Etymology

From Latin plasticus (“of molding”), from Ancient Greek πλαστικός (plastikós), from πλάσσω (plássō, “to mold, form”). Doublet of plastique.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
    • Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field. Dr Mincer and Dr Amaral-Zettler found evidence of them on their marine plastic, too. 2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
    • These endocrine disruptors are everywhere: plastics, shampoos, cosmetics, cushions, pesticides, canned foods and A.T.M. receipts. They often aren’t on labels and can be difficult to avoid. 2021 February 20, Nicholas Kristof, “What Are Sperm Telling Us?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
    • Reducing plastic waste is a crucial problem for today’s environment, and whether it’s recyclable and biodegradable phone cases or sustainable fashion, there are plenty of eco-friendly products that can help you reduce your footprint. 2020 October 22, Kai Burkhardt, “31 eco-friendly products to live sustainably in 2024”, in CNN:
  2. (colloquial, countable, metonymically, uncountable) Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services.
    • I knew the war between cash and credit cards was over and plastic had won, hands down, when even Mickey D's started taking credit and debit cards.
    • The surgeon checks your plastic on the phone / a Casio concerto entertains you while you hold 1990, Fish, “Big Wedge”, in Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors:
    • It's all about fast cars and cussing each other / but it doesn't matter cause I'm packing plastic / and that's what makes my life so fucking fantastic. 2008, Lily Allen, “The Fear”, in It's Not Me, It's You:
  3. (countable, figuratively, slang, uncountable) Insincerity; fakeness.
  4. (countable, figuratively, slang, uncountable) A person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population; a narcissistic, affected person.
    • Cady: You know I couldn't invite you. I had to pretend to be plastic. Janis: Hey, buddy, you're not pretending anymore. You're plastic. Cold, shiny, hard plastic. 2004, Rosalind Wiseman, Tina Fey, Mean Girls:
    • Tessa: Pretty ironic that a box full of rubbers landed me to a town full of plastic. 2011, Emily Kapnek, Suburgatory:
  5. (countable, slang) An instance of plastic surgery.
    • Somebody's had a plastic done on his nose, I think, or else somebody bent it out of shape since I last saw it. 1951, Arnold Hano, The Big Out, page 146:
  6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A sculptor, moulder.
  7. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Any solid but malleable substance.
  8. (countable, slang, uncountable) Synonym of Plastic Paddy.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
plastick alternative, archaic lexicographic
plastics Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

microplastic · pyroplastic · bioplastic · nanoplastic · black plastic crap · plasticard

Descendants

플라스틱 · plastiki · プラスチック

Synonyms

Plastic Paddy

Translations (164)

ne प्लास्टिक (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ka პლასტმასა (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · tl plastik (any similar synthetic material) · de Plastik (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · sk umelá hmota (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ta பிளாஸ்டிக் (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · nl plastic (any similar synthetic material) · tkl palahitika (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · bn প্লাস্টিক (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · vi chất dẻo (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · hu műanyag (any similar synthetic material) · tl plastiko (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ru ба́нковская ка́рта (colloquial: credit cards or debit cards) · ht plastik (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · de Plastikgeld (colloquial: credit cards or debit cards) · cs plast (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · sh plàstika (any similar synthetic material) · ug سۇلياۋ (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · sw plastiki (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · hy պլաստիկ (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · mr प्लास्टिक (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · tg пластмасса (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · mn пластик (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · mn хуванцар (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · nl kunststof (any similar synthetic material) · ja プラ (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · tr plastik (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · fi muovi (colloquial: credit cards or debit cards) · ga plaisteach (any similar synthetic material) · yue 塑膠 /塑胶 (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · bg ба́нкова ка́рта (colloquial: credit cards or debit cards) · ary ميكا (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · mn ᠰᠦᠯᠢᠶᠣᠤ (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · nl plastic (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · mn ᠬᠤᠪᠠᠨᠴᠠᠷ (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ru пластма́сса (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · be пластма́са (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ga plaisteach (colloquial: credit cards or debit cards) · it plastica (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · pt plástico (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · pdt Plastik (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · my ပလပ်စတစ် (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · lt plastikas (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · sv plast (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · mh būļajtiik (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · sq plastik (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · fi muovi (any similar synthetic material) · tg пластик (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · sh пластика (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · cmn 塑料 (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · sh пла̀стика (any similar synthetic material) · hi प्लास्टिक (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · he פְּלָסְטִיק (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · fr plastique (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · nl pinpas (colloquial: credit cards or debit cards) · uk пластма́са (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · bjn panyu (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · gl plástico (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · bg пластма́са (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · dsb plasta (any similar synthetic material) · pl plastyk (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ar بْلَاسْتِيك (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · nv tó doo bináká nílíní (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · uk пла́стик (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · cs umělá hmota (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ca plàstic (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · gu કચકડું (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · lv plastmasa (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · fa-ira پِلاسْتیک (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · hu műanyag (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · lo ສະຕິກ (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · kmr plastîk (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · gl plástico (any similar synthetic material) · sh plastika (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · kk пластик (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · cy plastig (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · pt plástico (any similar synthetic material) · tg моддаи пластик (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · acw بلاستيك (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ga plaisteach (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ug پىلاستىماسسا (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · sk plast (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · cs umělá hmota (any similar synthetic material) · cmn 塑膠 /塑胶 (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ary پلاستيك (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · tg моддаи пластикӣ (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · az plastmas (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · is plast (colloquial: credit cards or debit cards) · ms plastik (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · la plastica (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · de Plaste (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · et plast (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ro plastic (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · az plastik (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · kk пластмасса (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ka პლასტმასი (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · eo plasto (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · th พลาสติก (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ky пластмасса (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · arz بلاستك (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · nb plast (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · yi פּלאַסטיק (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · be пла́стык (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · tl plastik (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · uz plastik (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · mh būļajtiik (any similar synthetic material) · cs plast (any similar synthetic material) · mi kirihou (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · chr ꮝꮣꭺꭲ (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · es plástico (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ko 플라스틱 (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · tk plastik (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · el πλαστικό (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · wa plastike (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ckb پلاستیک (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · th พลาสติก (any similar synthetic material) · dsb plasta (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · fo plastik (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · fi muoviraha (colloquial: credit cards or debit cards) · tk plastmassa (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · mi parateke (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · mk пластика (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · pl plastik (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · km ប្លាស្ទិក (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · arz پلاستيك (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · uz plastmassa (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · so bac (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ka პლასტიკი (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ja プラスチック (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · de Plast (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · arz پلاستك (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · my ကော် (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · io plastiko (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ps پلاستيک (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · za suliu (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · tl makalaw (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · pl tworzywo sztuczne (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · fo plast (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · eu plastiko (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · tr plastik (any similar synthetic material) · is plast (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · my ပလတ်စတစ် (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ru пла́стик (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ur پِلاسْٹِک (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · vi nhựa (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ky пластик (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · lo ປະລາສະຕິກ (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · hy պլաստմասսա (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ta நெகிழி (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · arz بلاستيك (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · et plastmass (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · nl kunststof (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · ml പ്ലാസ്റ്റിക് (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · yue 膠 /胶 (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · fi muovi (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · nl plastiek (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · mi parahitiki (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · es plástico (any similar synthetic material) · da plast (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · de Plastik (any similar synthetic material) · pl masa plastyczna (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · fy plestik (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · de Kunststoff (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) · sl plastika (synthetic thermoplastic polymer)