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pliantnessenUK
pli·ant P0374800 (plī′ənt)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.
[Middle English, from Old French, present participle of plier, to fold, bend, from Latin plicāre; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]
pli′an·cy, pli′ant·ness n.pli′ant·ly adv.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | pliantness - the property of being pliant and flexiblepliancy, supplenessbendability, pliability - the property of being easily bent without breaking | | 2. | pliantness - adaptability of mind or character; "he was valued for his reliability and pliability"; "he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization"pliability, pliancy, supplenessadaptability - the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances |
pliantnessnounThe quality or state of being flexible:bounce, ductility, elasticity, flexibility, flexibleness, give, malleability, malleableness, plasticity, pliability, pliableness, pliancy, resilience, resiliency, spring, springiness, suppleness.Obsolete: flexure.
pliantnessenUK
Synonyms for pliantnessnoun the quality or state of being flexibleSynonyms- bounce
- ductility
- elasticity
- flexibility
- flexibleness
- give
- malleability
- malleableness
- plasticity
- pliability
- pliableness
- pliancy
- resilience
- resiliency
- spring
- springiness
- suppleness
- flexure
Synonyms for pliantnessnoun the property of being pliant and flexibleSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun adaptability of mind or characterSynonyms- pliability
- pliancy
- suppleness
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