- 1. v. Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax. Also used figuratively: Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart. Source: opted
- 2. v. Favorable to pliancy. Source: opted
- 3. adj. capable of being influenced or formed Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out Source: wordnet
- 5. adj. able to adjust readily to different conditions Source: wordnet
- 6. adj. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking Source: wordnet
- 7. j:100 s capable of being influenced or formed s capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out s able to adjust readily to different conditions s capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking Source: ecdict
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