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pliability::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bendability |
| Type of | flexibility, flexibleness |
| Has types | pliancy, pliantness, suppleness |
| Derivation | pliable |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pliancy, pliantness, suppleness |
| Type of | adaptability |
| Derivation | pliable |
he was valued for his reliability and pliability.
Examples of pliability
pliability
Still, the deal hints at uncharacteristic pliability on North Korea's part.
From the economist.com
But that smooth pliability does not go all the way down to the grass-roots.
From the economist.com
Once vines are ready to be used, they can be soaked or boiled to increase pliability.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It is solid, of varying hardness and pliability, softening under heat.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Yet the party has now become emboldened by Mr Koizumi's pliability.
From the economist.com
Still, the deal hints at a pliability on the part of North Korea that looks out of character.
From the economist.com
With age or injury, they can lose their pliability and density.
From the sciencedaily.com
Collagen is what gives our skin both structure and pliability.
From the news-journalonline.com
A new software program simulates assembly paths and also factors in the pliability of components.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Bendability: the property of being easily bent without breaking
- Adaptability of mind or character; "he was valued for his reliability and pliability"; "he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization"
- (pliable) fictile: susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda"
- (pliable) ductile: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"
- (pliable) elastic: able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
- (pliable) bendable: capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree"
- The quality or state of being pliable; flexibility; pliableness
- (pliable) soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded
- Property of a roofing material to be flexible or moldable.
