Pliant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈplaɪənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pliant is an adjective meaning Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking.
Meaning
Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) Easily influenced; tractable.
Example Sentences
a pliant thread
[The king] had a pliant prime minister and a general who was telling him what he wanted to hear.
Yet there was pleasant sadness that became Meetly the gentle heart and pliant sense, In that same idlesse—gazing on that brook
I muſt haue wanton Poets, pleaſant wits, Muſitians, that with touching of a ſtring May draw the pliant king which way I pleaſe: […]
Synonyms for pliant
Depending on context, synonyms include flexible, pliable, lithe, limber, plastic, supple.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pliable, flexible, bendable, flexile, ductile, tractile.
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