elasticità

elasticity

noun eh-lah-stee-chee-TAH Rare

Also means

flexibility

Usage Note

Elasticità is feminine and invariable in the plural — like all Italian nouns ending in an accented vowel, le elasticità does not change form. It is used both literally (skin or material elasticity) and figuratively (elasticità mentale = mental flexibility). The accent on the final syllable forces stress there.

Examples

"Con l'età si perde l'elasticità della pelle."

Natural Translation

With age, the elasticity of the skin is lost.

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