| ADJECTIVE | all | pliant, plastic | capable of being influenced or formed |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | pliant, ductile, malleable, pliable, tensile, tractile | capable of being shaped or bent / bent or drawn out | |
| all | pliant, elastic, flexible, pliable | able to adjust readily to different conditions | |
| all | pliant, bendable, pliable, waxy | capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking / breaking |
| Sounds | play'ahnt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | capable of being influenced or formed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a pliant nature" | |
| Synonym | plastic | |
| Broader | impressionable, waxy, impressible | easily impressed or influenced |
| Spanish | moldeable | |
| Nouns | pliancy, pliantness | adaptability of mind or character |
| Meaning | capable of being shaped or bent / bent or drawn out. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "pliant molten glass" | |
| Synonyms | ductile, malleable, pliable, tensile, tractile | |
| Broader | formed | Having or given a form or shape |
| Spanish | dúctil, maleable | |
| Catalan | dúctil | |
| Nouns | pliancy, pliantness | the property of being pliant / pliant and flexible |
| Meaning | able to adjust readily to different conditions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | elastic, flexible, pliable | |
| Broader | adaptable | capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use |
| Spanish | elástico, flexible | |
| Nouns | pliancy, pliantness | adaptability of mind or character |
| Meaning | capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking / breaking. | |
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| Example | "a pliant young tree" | |
| Synonyms | bendable, pliable, waxy | |
| Broader | flexible, flexile | able to flex |
| Spanish | articulable, flexible | |
| Nouns | pliancy, pliantness | the property of being pliant / pliant and flexible |
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