Definition of Pliant in English :

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Pliant meaning in English

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Pliant

see synonyms of pliant

Adjective

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

see synonyms of pliant
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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Pliant

see synonyms of pliant
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.


Pliant

see synonyms of pliant
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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