pliabilityn.

Brit.

/ˌplʌɪəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌplaɪəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pliable adj.¹, -ity suffix.

Etymology: < pliable adj.¹ + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. Compare French pliabilité (1787; compare Middle French ploiableté (14th cent. in an isolated attestation)).

1. As a feature of a material object or substance: the quality of being pliant, flexible, or supple.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun]

pliantnessa1398

bowablenessc1475

limberness1565

bowingness1580

pliableness1581

suppleness1584

flexibility1616

pliancy1632

flexure1651

flexility1660

pliability1725

compliancy1793

facility1853

yieldiness1857

whippiness1881

bonelessness1928

society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > working qualities of materials > [noun]

fusibility1624

malleability1644

fusibleness1684

pliability1725

plasticity1727

impermeability1755

unvitrescibility1786

vitrescibility1786

workableness1791

refractoriness1805

pumpability1881

permeability1882

mouldability1890

alkalinity1892

machinability1921

paintability1926

spinnability1939

processability1941

wear-resistance1946

extrudability1981

1725 J. Sedgwick New Treat. Liquors 103 The Pliability or Minuteness of Water is a good Character only in Food and Digestion.

1795 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 85 402 To preserve the pliability of the ropes.

1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. viii. 124 The suppleness and pliability of the joints.

1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art I. 4 [To] give the steel pliability without diminishing its hardness.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 670 The normal pliability of the skin.

1955 F. G. Ashbrook Butchering xii. 181 The ideal wrapping for meat to be frozen must..have..pliability at all temperatures.

1992 Harper's Mag. Jan. 5/2 (advt.) Mild traction restores spine length and pliability, relieving disc pressure.

2. As an attribute of a person, mind, character, etc.: the quality or characteristic of being easily influenced or directed; submissiveness; adaptability.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > compliancy

correspondence1530

suppleness?1570

pliantness1578

appliableness1587

correspondency1587

flexibleness1623

complacence1626

complacency1651

complaisance1651

pliancy1663

compliance1667

compliableness1684

flexibility1703

complaisancy1710

compliancy1765

pliability1768

1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 74 Sweet pliability of man's spirit, that can at once surrender itself to illusions!

1834 Oxf. Univ. Mag. 1 123 Pliability was the peculiar characteristic [of the constitution of 1688].

1860 W. Collins Woman in White (new ed.) I. 47 Those feminine attractions of gentleness and pliability.

1885 W. D. Howells Rise Silas Lapham xxvii. 489 The girl had toughened and hardened; she had lost all her babyish dependence and pliability.

1985 A. Burgess Flame into Being iv. 42 His mother recognises his pliability and starts to play on it.

2003 Independent (Nexis) 11 Aug. Members of the Public Service Commission have also been chosen for their political pliability rather than essential merit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pliability
释义	pliabilityn. Brit. /ˌplʌɪəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌplaɪəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pliable adj.¹, -ity suffix. Etymology: < pliable adj.¹ + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. Compare French pliabilité (1787; compare Middle French ploiableté (14th cent. in an isolated attestation)). 1. As a feature of a material object or substance: the quality of being pliant, flexible, or supple. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] pliantnessa1398 bowablenessc1475 limberness1565 bowingness1580 pliableness1581 suppleness1584 flexibility1616 pliancy1632 flexure1651 flexility1660 pliability1725 compliancy1793 facility1853 yieldiness1857 whippiness1881 bonelessness1928 society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > working qualities of materials > [noun] fusibility1624 malleability1644 fusibleness1684 pliability1725 plasticity1727 impermeability1755 unvitrescibility1786 vitrescibility1786 workableness1791 refractoriness1805 pumpability1881 permeability1882 mouldability1890 alkalinity1892 machinability1921 paintability1926 spinnability1939 processability1941 wear-resistance1946 extrudability1981 1725 J. Sedgwick New Treat. Liquors 103 The Pliability or Minuteness of Water is a good Character only in Food and Digestion. 1795 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 85 402 To preserve the pliability of the ropes. 1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. viii. 124 The suppleness and pliability of the joints. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art I. 4 [To] give the steel pliability without diminishing its hardness. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 670 The normal pliability of the skin. 1955 F. G. Ashbrook Butchering xii. 181 The ideal wrapping for meat to be frozen must..have..pliability at all temperatures. 1992 Harper's Mag. Jan. 5/2 (advt.) Mild traction restores spine length and pliability, relieving disc pressure. 2. As an attribute of a person, mind, character, etc.: the quality or characteristic of being easily influenced or directed; submissiveness; adaptability. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > compliancy correspondence1530 suppleness?1570 pliantness1578 appliableness1587 correspondency1587 flexibleness1623 complacence1626 complacency1651 complaisance1651 pliancy1663 compliance1667 compliableness1684 flexibility1703 complaisancy1710 compliancy1765 pliability1768 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 74 Sweet pliability of man's spirit, that can at once surrender itself to illusions! 1834 Oxf. Univ. Mag. 1 123 Pliability was the peculiar characteristic [of the constitution of 1688]. 1860 W. Collins Woman in White (new ed.) I. 47 Those feminine attractions of gentleness and pliability. 1885 W. D. Howells Rise Silas Lapham xxvii. 489 The girl had toughened and hardened; she had lost all her babyish dependence and pliability. 1985 A. Burgess Flame into Being iv. 42 His mother recognises his pliability and starts to play on it. 2003 Independent (Nexis) 11 Aug. Members of the Public Service Commission have also been chosen for their political pliability rather than essential merit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1725
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