pliant
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- capable of being influenced or formed
- "a pliant nature"
- capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
- "pliant molten glass"
- able to adjust readily to different conditions
- capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
- "a pliant young tree"
Adj
- Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking.
- Easily influenced; tractable.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English pliaunt, from Old French ploiant, present participle of ploiier (“to fold”).
Synonyms
bendable, ductile, elastic, flexible, limber, lithe, malleable, plastic, pliable, tensile, tractile, waxy
Scrabble Score: 8
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