Pliant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Easily bent or flexed; pliable. See Synonyms at malleable.
  • adj. Easily altered or modified to fit conditions; adaptable.
  • adj. Yielding readily to influence or domination; compliant.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax.
  • adj. Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic. Also used figuratively: Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable.
  • adj. Favorable to pliancy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Capable of being easily bent; flexible; supple; limber; lithe: as, a pliant twig.
  • Easily bent or inclined to any particular course; readily influenced for good or evil; easy to be persuaded; yielding.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. able to adjust readily to different conditions
  • adj. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
  • adj. capable of being influenced or formed
  • adj. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  • Equivalent
    adaptable    flexible    flexile    waxy    impressible    impressionable    formed   
    Form
    pliantness   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    flexible    pliable    lithe    limber    tractable    yielding    complaisant    adaptable    manageable   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bryant    Giant    alliant    client    compliant    defiant    giant    reliant    supergiant   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    pliable    supple    limber    flexible    springy    docile    malleable    rubbery    brittle    silky