NOUN | attribute | pliability, bendability | the property of being easily bent without breaking / breaking / breaking |
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attribute | pliability, pliancy, pliantness, suppleness | adaptability of mind or character |
Meaning | The property of being easily bent without breaking / breaking / breaking. | |
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Synonym | bendability | |
Narrower | pliancy, pliantness, suppleness | The property of being pliant / pliant and flexible |
Broader | flexibility, flexibleness | The property of being flexible |
Adjectives | pliable | capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking / breaking |
pliable | capable of being shaped or bent / bent or drawn out |
Meaning | adaptability of mind or character. | |
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Example | "he was valued for his reliability and pliability" | |
Synonyms | pliancy, pliantness, suppleness | |
Broader | adaptability | The ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances |
Spanish | elasticidad | |
Catalan | elasticitat | |
Adjectives | pliable | able to adjust readily to different conditions |
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