 pliant |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] capable of being influenced or formed | |
| Synonyms: | plastic | |
| Examples: | "the plastic minds of children" "a pliant nature" |
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| Related terms: | impressionable | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking | |
| Synonyms: | pliable bendable | |
| Examples: | "a flexible wire" "a pliant young tree" |
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| Related terms: | flexible | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] able to adjust readily to different conditions | |
| Synonyms: | flexible elastic pliable | |
| Examples: | "an adaptable person" "a flexible personality" "an elastic clause in a contract" |
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| Related terms: | adaptable | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out | |
| Synonyms: | malleable pliable tensile tractile ductile | |
| Examples: | "ductile copper" "malleable metals such as gold" "they soaked the leather to made it pliable" "pliant molten glass" "made of highly tensile steel alloy" |
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| Related terms: | elastic | |
| Similar spelling: |
plant pliantly plaint Plante Plantz Planty Plants Plantae plantal planted planter plantar plantlet plantain Plantago planting plantsman plaintiff plant_bug plenty planet plaintive plinth planned planate planetal playmate plenteous plentiful planetoid planetary planation |
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