pliableadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈplʌɪəbl/, U.S.

/ˈplaɪəb(ə)l/

Forms:

α. late Middle English pliabyll, late Middle English– pliable, 1500s–1600s plyable; Scottish pre-1700 pliabill, pre-1700 pliabyl, pre-1700 plyabill, pre-1700 plyable, pre-1700 plyabyll, pre-1700 1700s– pliable.

β. 1500s ployable, 1600s playable.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pliable.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French pliable (c1200 in Old French as ploiable ; French pliable ) < plier to bend (see ply v.¹) + -able -able suffix. With early use compare unpliable adj.

1. Easily folded, bent, or shaped; flexible, supple; ductile.

ΘΚΠ

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

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society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [adjective] > mouldable or workable

freec1300

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pliablec1475

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kind1747

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manipulable1881

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective] > plastic

malleablec1395

pliablec1475

submissivea1593

waxen1594

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wax-like1748

plastic1791

c1475 ( Surg. Treat. in MS Wellcome 564 f. 97^v (MED) If a man hadde a spasme..and if þe body were not pliable..for to prouoken þe feueris, schulde more helpen þan noien.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) i. ix. 125 Ane rych garmont brusyt with stife gold wyre..That pliabill was with the gilt bordour large.

1599 R. Hakluyt tr. E. de Sande in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. ii. 91 That earthen or pliable matter commonly called porcellan.

1640 A. Hart Alexto & Angelica 59 What doth it availe if the mind be generous, the body Warlike, the Joynts pliable, and active.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 105 To walke on ropes..requireth not only a broad foot, but a plyable flexure of joynts.

a1679 M. Poole Annot. Holy Bible (1683) I. sig. Dddd2^v The..other Wood..was more playable than Cedar.

1715 N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Architecture I. vi. 7 Copper is..very pliable and dilates it self into very thin Leaves.

?1790 J. Imison School of Arts (ed. 2) 91 Two slender and pliable wires..are to be fastened.

1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 78 Pliable composition tube, employed by the makers of beer engines.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator iii. 150/2 Leather..is soaked in water to make it pliable.

1931 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 133/2 (advt.) The simple Gerardine treatment makes the hair more pliable and trains it to fall into a wave.

1993 Canad. Living Feb. 41/1 Soak in water for three to six hours, depending upon thickness, or until pliable.

2. figurative. Flexible in disposition or character; easily influenced or directed; docile, compliant, adaptable, submissive.Sometimes in negative sense: weak-willed. Cf. the character of Pliable in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress; cf. also pliableness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective]

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unstathelfasteOE

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varying?a1500

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labefact1874

ballastless1884

weathercocky1886

whiffle-minded1902

society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > compliant

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serviablea1425

appliable1449

bowablec1449

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flexible?1531

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commode1674

complaisential1689

applicable1702

complacent1790

unprotesting1792

society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > accessible to corruption

commode1674

pliable1863

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. vi. cxlvii. 133 Charlis made his foos or enmyes plyable to his hestis.

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. f. 12 Very few of them do geue themselues pliable to learne of the word of God.

1624 W. Bedell Copies Certaine Lett. vii. 109 The Scholler if he be of a plyable disposition,..yeelds himselfe to his Teacher.

1695 C. Leslie Remarks Some Late Serm. 2 Men of limber and pliable Consciences can easily do this.

1720 J. Ozell et al. tr. R. A. de Vertot Hist. Revol. Rom. Republic II. xiv. 332 Agree with Antony; you'll find him more pliable since his Defeat.

1770 F. Gentleman Sultan iv. i. 43 This proud prince Is render'd pliable to any terms.

1844 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. vi. 92 The members were far from being very pliable to his wishes.

1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. v. 24 Pliable judges were previously chosen.

1938 P. Kavanagh Green Fool xvi. 167 I was always very pliable. I took my father's advice..and sat down to the cobbler's trade.

1995 Sci. Amer. Feb. 28/2 In patrilineal societies, educated girls can also be perceived as less pliable and harder to marry off.

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

单词	pliable
释义	pliableadj.¹ Brit. /ˈplʌɪəbl/, U.S. /ˈplaɪəb(ə)l/ Forms: α. late Middle English pliabyll, late Middle English– pliable, 1500s–1600s plyable; Scottish pre-1700 pliabill, pre-1700 pliabyl, pre-1700 plyabill, pre-1700 plyable, pre-1700 plyabyll, pre-1700 1700s– pliable. β. 1500s ployable, 1600s playable. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pliable. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French pliable (c1200 in Old French as ploiable ; French pliable ) < plier to bend (see ply v.¹) + -able -able suffix. With early use compare unpliable adj. 1. Easily folded, bent, or shaped; flexible, supple; ductile. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective] tougha700 lithyc1000 softc1330 weak?a1366 plianta1382 persha1398 plyinga1398 lithec1400 supplec1400 plicable?a1425 curvable?1440 lethec1440 scretec1440 pliablec1475 bowable1483 bowing1483 waldinc1485 supple1513 flexible1548 limber1565 lither1565 bending1567 osier1577 wiry1588 buxom1590 withy1598 suppliable1599 renderingc1600 fluxible1607 winding1609 bendable1611 flippant1622 flexive1629 flexile1633 maniable1633 compliant1667 flectible1705 limp1706 yieldy1757 complying1774 limberly1782 willowy1791 switchy1810 wandy1825 twistable1853 bendsome1861 whippy1867 swack1868 bendy1873 society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [adjective] > mouldable or workable freec1300 malleablec1395 pliablec1475 workable1545 hammerable1611 mouldable1626 soluble1650 kind1747 plastic1791 temperable1841 mild1878 manipulable1881 the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective] > plastic malleablec1395 pliablec1475 submissivea1593 waxen1594 cereous1601 mouldable1626 shapeable1647 soluble1650 fictile1676 wax-like1748 plastic1791 c1475 ( Surg. Treat. in MS Wellcome 564 f. 97^v (MED) If a man hadde a spasme..and if þe body were not pliable..for to prouoken þe feueris, schulde more helpen þan noien. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) i. ix. 125 Ane rych garmont brusyt with stife gold wyre..That pliabill was with the gilt bordour large. 1599 R. Hakluyt tr. E. de Sande in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. ii. 91 That earthen or pliable matter commonly called porcellan. 1640 A. Hart Alexto & Angelica 59 What doth it availe if the mind be generous, the body Warlike, the Joynts pliable, and active. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 105 To walke on ropes..requireth not only a broad foot, but a plyable flexure of joynts. View more context for this quotation a1679 M. Poole Annot. Holy Bible (1683) I. sig. Dddd2^v The..other Wood..was more playable than Cedar. 1715 N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Architecture I. vi. 7 Copper is..very pliable and dilates it self into very thin Leaves. ?1790 J. Imison School of Arts (ed. 2) 91 Two slender and pliable wires..are to be fastened. 1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 78 Pliable composition tube, employed by the makers of beer engines. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator iii. 150/2 Leather..is soaked in water to make it pliable. 1931 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 133/2 (advt.) The simple Gerardine treatment makes the hair more pliable and trains it to fall into a wave. 1993 Canad. Living Feb. 41/1 Soak in water for three to six hours, depending upon thickness, or until pliable. 2. figurative. Flexible in disposition or character; easily influenced or directed; docile, compliant, adaptable, submissive.Sometimes in negative sense: weak-willed. Cf. the character of Pliable in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress; cf. also pliableness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] unfastc888 unstathelfasteOE unsteadfasta1200 fleeting?c1225 changeablea1275 ficklea1275 unstablec1290 waveringc1315 flickerc1325 loose in the haftc1325 motleyc1380 unsadc1384 variablea1387 variantc1386 ticklec1400 inconstant1402 flitting1413 brittle1420 plianta1425 mutablec1425 shittle1440 shittle-witted1448 moonishc1450 unconstant1483 unfirm1483 varying?a1500 pliablea1513 fluctuant1575 changeling1577 shittle-headed1580 cheverel1583 off and on1583 chameleon-like1589 changeful1590 limber1602 unsteady1604 ticklish1606 skittish1609 startling1619 labile1623 uncertaina1625 cheverelized1625 remuant1625 fluctuate1631 fluctuary1632 various1636 contrarious1643 epileptical1646 fluxilea1654 shittle-braineda1655 multivolent1656 totter-headed1662 on and off1668 self-inconsistent1678 weathercocka1680 whifflinga1680 versatile1682 veering1684 fast and loose1697 inconsistent1709 insteadfast1728 unfixing1810 unsteadied1814 chameleonic1821 labefact1874 ballastless1884 weathercocky1886 whiffle-minded1902 society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > compliant ablec1384 obedientc1400 supplec1405 accordinga1425 plianta1425 serviablea1425 appliable1449 bowablec1449 applicant?c1500 pliablea1513 applying?1529 flexible?1531 maniablea1604 correspondenta1616 compliable1641 compliant1642 complaisant1647 flexile1651 complacential1658 complying1668 commode1674 complaisential1689 applicable1702 complacent1790 unprotesting1792 society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > accessible to corruption commode1674 pliable1863 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. vi. cxlvii. 133 Charlis made his foos or enmyes plyable to his hestis. 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. i. f. 12 Very few of them do geue themselues pliable to learne of the word of God. 1624 W. Bedell Copies Certaine Lett. vii. 109 The Scholler if he be of a plyable disposition,..yeelds himselfe to his Teacher. 1695 C. Leslie Remarks Some Late Serm. 2 Men of limber and pliable Consciences can easily do this. 1720 J. Ozell et al. tr. R. A. de Vertot Hist. Revol. Rom. Republic II. xiv. 332 Agree with Antony; you'll find him more pliable since his Defeat. 1770 F. Gentleman Sultan iv. i. 43 This proud prince Is render'd pliable to any terms. 1844 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. vi. 92 The members were far from being very pliable to his wishes. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. v. 24 Pliable judges were previously chosen. 1938 P. Kavanagh Green Fool xvi. 167 I was always very pliable. I took my father's advice..and sat down to the cobbler's trade. 1995 Sci. Amer. Feb. 28/2 In patrilineal societies, educated girls can also be perceived as less pliable and harder to marry off. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † pliableadj.² Forms: 1500s–1600s pliable, 1600s plyable. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: appliable adj. Etymology: Aphetic < appliable adj. Obsolete. Applicable, pertinent, conformable, agreeable. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > suitable to be applied appliablec1429 applicable?1548 pliable1596 applicatory1597 appropriable1646 applicate1798 1596 J. Harington New Disc. Aiax sig. F6^v A distichon that is very pliable to my purpose. a1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) 62 How pliable the Analogy of Water is to typifie the Spirit. 1641 Arguments against Bowing at Name of Iesus 14 This is most plyable to the meaning of the Canon. 1652 Rec. Dingwall in W. Mackay Rec. Presbyteries Inverness & Dingwall (1896) 241 That all..be plyable to the ordenances of the saids kirks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.¹c1475adj.²1596
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