pliability
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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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World English Dictionary
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 | |
| pliable (ˈplaɪəbəl) | |
| —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.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
His hands and fingers flexed on her waist, as though testing its pliability.
All fibers except fiber rush can be soaked in water to increase pliability.
The pliability of her expressions launches the film under the sign of her unique talents.
Skin creams can help maintain skin softness and pliability.
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