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/ˈplaɪənt/
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P L AY1 AH0 N T
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Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a pliant thread pliant wax
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flexible, pliable, lithe, limber, plastic, supple, malleable, yielding, ductile
Antonyms: none provided
Easily influenced; tractable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: compliant, controllable, yielding, amenable, biddable, complaisant, docile, governable, indulgent, manageable, maniable, meek, passive, pliant, rulable, tractable
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a flexible wire a pliant young tree
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bendable, pliable, waxy
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
able to adjust readily to different conditions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an adaptable person a flexible personality an elastic clause in a contract
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: elastic, flexible, pliable
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
ductile copper malleable metals such as gold they soaked the leather to made it pliable pliant molten glass made of highly tensile steel alloy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ductile, malleable, pliable, tensile, tractile
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
capable of being influenced or formed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the plastic minds of children a pliant nature
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: plastic
Antonyms: none provided
From Middle English pliaunt, from Old French ploiant, present participle of ploiier (“to fold”).
Across languages
Translations 18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
гъвкав
(gǎvkav)
— Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking
Czech :
ohebný
— Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking
Czech :
poddajný
— Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking
Czech :
pružný
— Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking
Latin :
flexilis
— Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking
Māori :
tāngehe
— Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking
Russian :
пода́тливый
(podátlivyj)
— Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking
Russian :
мя́гкий
(mjáxkij)
— Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking
Scottish Gaelic :
lùbach
— Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking
Spanish :
flexible
— Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking
Bulgarian :
отстъпчив
(otstǎpčiv)
— Easily influenced for good or evil
Bulgarian :
податлив
(podatliv)
— Easily influenced for good or evil
Czech :
poddajný
— Easily influenced for good or evil
Czech :
tvárný
— Easily influenced for good or evil
Latin :
flexilis
— Easily influenced for good or evil
Russian :
уступчивый
(ustupčivyj)
— Easily influenced for good or evil
Russian :
сгово́рчивый
(sgovórčivyj)
— Easily influenced for good or evil
Spanish :
manejable
— Easily influenced for good or evil
