pliant English

Meaning pliant meaning

What does pliant mean?

pliant

— adjective (= plastic) capable of being influenced or formed the plastic minds of children a pliant nature

— adjective capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking a flexible wire a pliant young tree

— adjective (= ductile, malleable, pliable, tensile) 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

— adjective (= elastic, flexible) able to adjust readily to different conditions an adaptable person a flexible personality an elastic clause in a contract

Synonyms pliant synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as pliant?

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flexible

supple

pliable

limber

soft

bendable

malleable

yielding

plastic

lithe

elastic

adaptable

ductile

docile

biddable

whippy

weak

waxy

tractile

tensile

tender

submissive

springy

obedient

lithesome

lissome

compliant

adaptive

young

withy

willowy

weak-willed

wavy

volatile

very soft

variable

unexacting

unbigoted

tremble

tractable

tough

tame

sway

suitable

stretchy

stretched

stretchable

stretch

shake

nonrigid