plastic

plas-tic · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A synthetic material made from polymers that can be molded into shape.

  2. 2.

    (informal) Credit cards or debit cards.

  3. 3.

    (as adjective) Made of plastic.

  4. 4.

    (as adjective) Capable of being shaped or molded.

  5. 5.

    (as adjective, informal) Artificial or insincere.

Forms

plural: plastics

Related words

See also: material, polymer, synthetic
Synonyms: polymer, synthetic

Etymology

From Greek plastikos ("capable of being molded"), from plassein ("to mold, form").