pliablenessn.

Brit.

/ˈplʌɪəblnəs/, U.S.

/ˈplaɪəb(ə)lnəs/

Forms: see pliable adj.¹ and -ness suffix.

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

Etymology: < pliable adj.¹ + -ness suffix. Compare later pliability n.

1. The quality or attribute of being easily influenced or directed; flexibility, submissiveness, adaptability.Sometimes (and in earliest use) in negative sense: weakness, absence of will power.

ΘΚΠ

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

unsteadfastnessa1300

falsenessc1330

unstablenessc1380

varyingc1380

inconstancec1386

variance1390

geriness1412

instabilityc1422

changeability?a1425

mutabilitya1425

changec1425

changeableness1447

unconstancec1449

unstabilitya1470

mutableness1481

unsureness1481

instableness1483

variation1509

inconstancy1526

shittleness1530

fickleness1548

unconstancy1548

unconstantness1551

inconstantness?a1562

pliableness1562

fast and loose1575

volubility1603

levity1604

unconstability1611

flexibleness1623

vagrancy1642

self-inconsistency1655

inconsistency1665

flittingnessa1680

easiness1705

inconsistence1713

versatility1755

contrariety1762

vibration1785

changefulness1791

girouettism1825

pirouettism1839

weathercockism1843

pirouettiveness1844

volatileness1849

unfixity1856

ficklety1888

society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [noun]

improbity1593

pliableness1683

unprincipledness1792

1562 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. (new ed.) Table of Contents T tt vij b The pliablenesse or weake power of Freewill, whiche was in the fyrst man.

1609 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. (ed. 2) Buxomnesse, plyablenesse.

1683 Apol. Protestants France iv. 38 This Jesuitical pliableness and malice.

1774 A. Gerard Ess. Genius ii. viii. 232 It will be proper to observe, that imagination has a certain pliableness or flexibility, by means of which still greater variety is introduced.

1834 J. Brown Lett. Sanctification iv. 272 An inward pliableness to divine influence.

1938 J. C. Powys Enjoyment Lit. 295 Her very pliableness in the hands of each one of the people of her life prevents the wavering, hesitant, inner romance of her nature from betraying itself.

1991 Sunday Times (Nexis) 8 Dec. (Features section) She confessed to pliableness, indifference and an absence of determination.

2. The quality of being physically or materially 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

1581 Compendious Exam. Certayne Ordinary Complaints ii. f. 30 If yee prayse the Golde for his weight or pliablenes.

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia Postscr. 191 A stick, which seem'd by the bark, pliableness of it, and by certain strings that grew out of it, to be some piece of the root of a Tree.

1699 E. Ward London Spy I. x. 14 Use should..give that Flexibillity and Pliableness to the Joynts.

1724 Philos. Trans. 1722–3 (Royal Soc.) 33 90 By the pliableness and elasticity of these Cartilages, they break the violent Shocks the Viscera must otherwise have necessarily sustain'd upon such Occasions.

1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. iii. 410 The Perfection and Pliableness of their vocal Organs.

1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 639 This varnish is destined for articles which require durability, pliableness, and transparency.

1980 Japan Econ. Jrnl. (Nexis) 16 Dec. (Technology & Environment section) 9 The new fiber has additional advantages of..pliableness and easy workability.

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

单词	pliableness
释义	pliablenessn. Brit. /ˈplʌɪəblnəs/, U.S. /ˈplaɪəb(ə)lnəs/ Forms: see pliable adj.¹ and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pliable adj.¹, -ness suffix. Etymology: < pliable adj.¹ + -ness suffix. Compare later pliability n. 1. The quality or attribute of being easily influenced or directed; flexibility, submissiveness, adaptability.Sometimes (and in earliest use) in negative sense: weakness, absence of will power. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] unsteadfastnessa1300 falsenessc1330 unstablenessc1380 varyingc1380 inconstancec1386 variance1390 geriness1412 instabilityc1422 changeability?a1425 mutabilitya1425 changec1425 changeableness1447 unconstancec1449 unstabilitya1470 mutableness1481 unsureness1481 instableness1483 variation1509 inconstancy1526 shittleness1530 fickleness1548 unconstancy1548 unconstantness1551 inconstantness?a1562 pliableness1562 fast and loose1575 volubility1603 levity1604 unconstability1611 flexibleness1623 vagrancy1642 self-inconsistency1655 inconsistency1665 flittingnessa1680 easiness1705 inconsistence1713 versatility1755 contrariety1762 vibration1785 changefulness1791 girouettism1825 pirouettism1839 weathercockism1843 pirouettiveness1844 volatileness1849 unfixity1856 ficklety1888 society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [noun] improbity1593 pliableness1683 unprincipledness1792 1562 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. (new ed.) Table of Contents T tt vij b The pliablenesse or weake power of Freewill, whiche was in the fyrst man. 1609 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. (ed. 2) Buxomnesse, plyablenesse. 1683 Apol. Protestants France iv. 38 This Jesuitical pliableness and malice. 1774 A. Gerard Ess. Genius ii. viii. 232 It will be proper to observe, that imagination has a certain pliableness or flexibility, by means of which still greater variety is introduced. 1834 J. Brown Lett. Sanctification iv. 272 An inward pliableness to divine influence. 1938 J. C. Powys Enjoyment Lit. 295 Her very pliableness in the hands of each one of the people of her life prevents the wavering, hesitant, inner romance of her nature from betraying itself. 1991 Sunday Times (Nexis) 8 Dec. (Features section) She confessed to pliableness, indifference and an absence of determination. 2. The quality of being physically or materially 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 1581 Compendious Exam. Certayne Ordinary Complaints ii. f. 30 If yee prayse the Golde for his weight or pliablenes. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia Postscr. 191 A stick, which seem'd by the bark, pliableness of it, and by certain strings that grew out of it, to be some piece of the root of a Tree. 1699 E. Ward London Spy I. x. 14 Use should..give that Flexibillity and Pliableness to the Joynts. 1724 Philos. Trans. 1722–3 (Royal Soc.) 33 90 By the pliableness and elasticity of these Cartilages, they break the violent Shocks the Viscera must otherwise have necessarily sustain'd upon such Occasions. 1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. iii. 410 The Perfection and Pliableness of their vocal Organs. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 639 This varnish is destined for articles which require durability, pliableness, and transparency. 1980 Japan Econ. Jrnl. (Nexis) 16 Dec. (Technology & Environment section) 9 The new fiber has additional advantages of..pliableness and easy workability. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1562
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