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Pliancy

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Noun

1. pliancy, pliantness, suppleness

the property of being pliant and flexible

2. pliability, pliancy, pliantness, suppleness

adaptability of mind or character

Example Sentences:
'he was valued for his reliability and pliability'
'he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pliancy

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adjective

1.

easily bent; supple

a pliant young tree

2.

easily modified; adaptable; flexible

a pliant system

3.

yielding readily to influence; compliant

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Pliancy

see synonyms of pliancy

adjective

1.

easily bent; pliable

2.

adaptable or compliant

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pliancy

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adj.

1. Easily bent or flexed; pliable. See Synonyms at malleable.

2. Easily altered or modified to fit conditions; adaptable: a pliant poetic form.

3. Yielding readily to influence or domination; compliant: a pliant colonial regime.

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