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pliability

[plahy-uh-buhl]

pli·a·ble

[plahy-uh-buhl]
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.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < French, equivalent to pli(er) to ply2 + -able -able

pli·a·bil·i·ty, pli·a·ble·ness, noun
pli·a·bly, adverb
non·pli·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·pli·a·ble, adjective
non·pli·a·ble·ness, noun
EXPAND
non·pli·a·b·ly, adverb
un·pli·a·ble, adjective
un·pli·a·ble·ness, noun
un·pli·a·b·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE
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pliable (ˈplaɪəbəl)
 
adj
easily moulded, bent, influenced, or altered
 
plia'bility
 
n
 
'pliableness
 
n
 
'pliably
 
adv

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