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Pliable

Pliable Meaning & Definition
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

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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.

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