'Inelastic' definitions:
Definition of 'inelastic'
From: WordNet
adjective
Not elastic; "economists speak of an inelastic price structure" [ant: elastic]
Definition of 'Inelastic'
From: GCIDE
- Inelastic \In`e*las"tic\, a.
- 1. Not elastic. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Economics) reacting little to changing price; -- of demand; as, Potatoes have an inelastic demand. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'inelastic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adamant,
- adamantine,
- cast-iron,
- dour,
- firm,
- flinty,
- grim,
- hard,
- hard-core,
- immovable,
- immutable,
- implacable,
- impliable,
- inductile,
- inexorable,
- inextensible,
- inextensile,
- inextensional,
- inflexible,
- intractable,
- intractile,
- intransigent,
- iron,
- irreconcilable,
- irresilient,
- nonelastic,
- nonstretchable,
- relentless,
- rigid,
- rigorous,
- rock-ribbed,
- steely,
- stern,
- stiff,
- stubborn,
- unaffected,
- unalterable,
- unbending,
- unchangeable,
- uncompromising,
- unextendible,
- unextensible,
- unflexible,
- ungiving,
- unlimber,
- unmalleable,
- unmoved,
- unpliable,
- unpliant,
- unrelenting,
- untractable,
- unyielding