Pliant (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Flexible
• Pliable
• Elastic

Related Words

• Pliantness (noun)
• Pliancy (noun)

Meaning ²

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".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Tractile
• Tensile
• Malleable
• Pliable
• Ductile

Related Words

• Pliantness (noun)
• Pliancy (noun)

Meaning ³

Capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Plastic

Related Words

• Pliantness (noun)
• Pliancy (noun)

Meaning ⁴

Capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Bendable
• Waxy
• Pliable

Related Words

• Pliantness (noun)
• Pliancy (noun)