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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"able\, 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"ableness}, n. -- {Pli"ably}, adv.

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"

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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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