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pliant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | plastic |
| Derivation | pliancy, pliantness |
a pliant nature.
Examples of pliant
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To their mind, the only solution is a friendly, and pliant, government in Kabul.
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The Patriarch Germanos I resigned, to be replaced by the more pliant Anastasios.
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The strategy of pliant dictators ruling over hostile peoples is bad one anyway.
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Even their allies complain that these men are too pliant, too prone to pandering.
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This is a dangerous pursuit in the mills of Lowell, which rely on pliant workers.
From the boston.com
The trade-off for Countryman's cool demeanor in the corners is a less pliant ride.
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As a result, the wines taste rich and concentrated, with ripe, pliant tannins.
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His pliant and melodious voice rises and falls, conveying a sense of yearning.
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The ride is pliant enough to absorb bumps and feels fairly agile in normal driving.
From the boston.com
- Plastic: capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature"
- 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"
- Elastic: able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
- Bendable: capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree"
- (pliantness) pliancy: the property of being pliant and flexible
- (pliantness) pliability: adaptability of mind or character; "he was valued for his reliability and pliability"; "he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization"
- In computer software programming languages history, Pliant is the first attempt to connect C and LISP branches.
- Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax; Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart
