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Detailed Synonyms for pliant in English

pliant:

pliant adj

  1. pliant
  2. pliant
  3. pliant
  4. pliant
    – capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking 1
    pliable; pliant; waxy; bendable
    – capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking 1
  5. pliant
    – able to adjust readily to different conditions 1
    flexible; pliable; pliant; elastic
    – able to adjust readily to different conditions 1
  6. pliant
    – capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out 1
    malleable; pliable; pliant; tensile; ductile; tractile
    – capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out 1
    • malleable adj
      • malleable metals such as gold1
    • pliable adj
      • they soaked the leather to made it pliable1
    • pliant adj
      • pliant molten glass1
    • tensile adj
      • made of highly tensile steel alloy1
    • ductile adj
      • ductile copper1
    • tractile adj
  7. pliant
    – capable of being influenced or formed 1
    plastic; pliant
    – capable of being influenced or formed 1
    • plastic adj
      • the plastic minds of children1
    • pliant adj
      • a pliant nature1

Related Words for "pliant":

  • pliantly

Alternate Synonyms for "pliant":


Related Definitions for "pliant":

  1. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking1
    • a pliant young tree1
  2. able to adjust readily to different conditions1
  3. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out1
    • pliant molten glass1
  4. capable of being influenced or formed1
    • a pliant nature1