About The Word Pliable
Learn about the word Pliable to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Pliable definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Pliable
| Pliable Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Pliable?
[adj] capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"
[adj] capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree" [adj] able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract" [adj] susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda" Synonyms | Synonyms for Pliable: adaptable | bendable | ductile | elastic | fictile | flexible | flexile | malleable | pliant | susceptible | tensile | tractile Related Terms | Find terms related to Pliable: abulic | accessible | adaptable | afraid | amenable | appliable | applicable | apt | bendable | bending | bendy | biddable | bright | clever | compliant | convenient | cowardly | creased | crimped | docile | dog-eared | doubled | ductile | educable | elastic | exploitable | extensible | extensile | fabricable | facile | faint | fainthearted | feasible | feeble | feebleminded | fictile | flexible | flexile | flexuous | flounced | fluted | foldable | folded | folding | foolproof | formable | formative | frail | gathered | giving | handy | impressible | impressionable | infirm | influenceable | instructable | intelligent | invertebrate | like putty | limber | lissome | lithe | lithesome | malleable | manageable | maneuverable | manipulable | manipulatable | moldable | motivated | movable | open | open-minded | operable | persuadable | persuasible | pervious | plaited | plastic | pleated | pliant | plicate | plicated | plicatile | practical | quick | quilled | ready | receptive | responsive | reusable | ripe for instruction | ruffled | schoolable | sensitive | sequacious | shapable | spineless | springy | suasible | submissive | suggestible | supple | susceptible | swayable | teachable | thirsty for knowledge | tractable | tractile | trainable | tucked | twilled | untroublesome | usable | utilizable | weak | weak-kneed | weak-minded | weak-willed | whippy | wieldable | wieldy | willing | willowy | workable | yielding See Also | Pliable In Webster's Dictionary \Pli"a*ble\, a. [F., fr. plier to bend, to fold. See
{Ply}, v.]
1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent;
flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is
a pliable plant.
2. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence,
arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be
persuaded; -- sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable
youth. ``Pliable she promised to be.'' --Dr. H. More. --
{Pli"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Pli"a*bly}, adv.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Marang ‐ tropical fruit from the Philippines having a mass of small seeds…
- Point in time ‐ a very short period of time; "at that point I had…
- Touchstone ‐ a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other…
- Systems program ‐ a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program)…
- Purplish blue ‐ a shade of blue tinged…
- Up on(p) ‐ being up to particular standard or level especially in being…
- Flagitious ‐ shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a…
- Flesh ‐ alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied…
- Bramley's seedling ‐ very large…
- Arraign ‐ accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy [v] call before a court to…