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Pliant
see synonyms of pliantAdjective
1. plastic, pliant
capable of being influenced or formed
Example Sentences:'the plastic minds of children''a pliant nature'
2. ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
Example Sentences:'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. elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant
able to adjust readily to different conditions
Example Sentences:'an adaptable person''a flexible personality''an elastic clause in a contract'
4. bendable, pliable, pliant, waxy
capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
Example Sentences:'a flexible wire''a pliant young tree'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Pliant
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Pliant
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