Associations to the word «Pliant»

Wiktionary

PLIANT, adjective. Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax.
PLIANT, adjective. (figuratively) Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart.

Dictionary definition

PLIANT, adjective. Capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature".
PLIANT, adjective. 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".
PLIANT, adjective. Able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract".
PLIANT, adjective. Capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree".

Wise words

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