nonpliability
ə adjective
1.
easily bent; flexible; supple: pliable leather.
2.
easily influenced or persuaded; yielding: the pliable mind of youth.
3.
adjusting readily to change; adaptable.
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pliable (ˈplaɪəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| easily moulded, bent, influenced, or altered | |
| plia'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'pliableness | |
| —n | |
| 'pliably | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
pliable
late 15c., from O.Fr. pliable "flexible," from plier "to bend" (see ply (n.)).
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