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pliant
('pl/aI//@/nt )

adjective (a)

  • Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax. Also used figuratively: Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • capable of being influenced or formed(adj.all)
    Example:
    A pliant nature.
    Synonym:
    plastic
    source: wordnet30
  • capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out(adj.all)
    Example:
    Pliant molten glass.
    Synonym:
    ductile, malleable, pliable, tensile, tractile
    source: wordnet30
  • able to adjust readily to different conditions(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    elastic, flexible, pliable
    source: wordnet30
  • capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking(adj.all)
    Example:
    A pliant young tree.
    Synonym:
    bendable, pliable, waxy
    source: wordnet30
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