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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The quality or state of being pliable; flexibility; pliableness..
A man with less worldly shrewdness would never have seen how things really stood; a man with less pliability could never have adapted himself to them. It must always be remembered, that his whole administration was one long struggle: he had to maintain his master on the throne, and himself in the ministry; and this was done by sheer force of talent.
Use pliability when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pliability means The quality or state of being pliable; flexibility; pliableness..
Common synonyms include pliancy, pliantness, bendability.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A man with less worldly shrewdness would never have seen how things really stood; a man with less pliability could never have adapted himself to them. It must always be remembered, that his whole administration was one long struggle: he had to maintain his master on the throne, and himself in the ministry; and this was done by sheer force of talent.
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