ADJECTIVE | all | pliable, fictile | susceptible to being led or directed |
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all | pliable, ductile, malleable, pliant, tensile, tractile | capable of being shaped or bent / bent or drawn out | |
all | pliable, elastic, flexible, pliant | able to adjust readily to different conditions | |
all | pliable, bendable, pliant, waxy | capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking / breaking |
Sounds | play'ahbahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | susceptible to being led or directed. | |
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Synonym | fictile | |
Broader | susceptible | (often followed by 'of' or 'to') yielding readily to or capable of |
Spanish | influenciable, susceptible | |
Catalan | influenciable, susceptible |
Meaning | capable of being shaped or bent / bent or drawn out. | |
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Example | "they soaked the leather to made it pliable" | |
Synonyms | ductile, malleable, pliant, tensile, tractile | |
Broader | formed | Having or given a form or shape |
Spanish | dúctil, maleable | |
Catalan | dúctil | |
Nouns | pliability | the property of being easily bent without breaking / breaking / breaking |
Meaning | able to adjust readily to different conditions. | |
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Synonyms | elastic, flexible, pliant | |
Broader | adaptable | capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use |
Spanish | elástico, flexible | |
Nouns | pliability | adaptability of mind or character |
Meaning | capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking / breaking. | |
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Synonyms | bendable, pliant, waxy | |
Broader | flexible, flexile | able to flex |
Spanish | articulable, flexible | |
Nouns | pliability | the property of being easily bent without breaking / breaking / breaking |
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