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1. (adj.) pliant
pliable.
2. pliant
having a variety of uses; adaptable.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < OF, prp. of plier to bend (see ply2); see -ant)
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1. (adj) plastic, pliant
capable of being influenced or formed
"the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature"
2. (adj) ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile
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"
3. (adj) elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant
able to adjust readily to different conditions
"an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
4. (adj) bendable, pliable, pliant, waxy
capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
"a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree"
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1. pliant
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
2. pliant
favorable to pliancy
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