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Definition of pliant

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Pliant (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..

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Pliancy :: Pliancy (n.) The quality or state of being pliant in sense; as, the pliancy of a rod..

Willowy :: Willowy (a.) Resembling a willow; pliant; flexible; pendent; drooping; graceful.

Limber :: Limber (a.) Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding.

Supplicat :: Supplicant (n.) One who supplicates; a suppliant.

Indulgent :: Indulgent (a.) Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild; favorable; not severe; as, an indulgent parent..

Yielding :: Yielding (a.) Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; as, a yielding temper..

Incompliance :: Incompliance (n.) The quality or state of being incompliant; unyielding temper; obstinacy.

Supple :: Supple (v. t.) To make soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to supple leather..

Flexile :: Flexile (a.) Flexible; pliant; pliable; easily bent; plastic; tractable.

Supple :: Supple (v. t.) To make compliant, submissive, or obedient..

Supple :: Supple (a.) Yielding compliant; not obstinate; submissive to guidance; as, a supple horse..

Buxom :: Buxom (a.) Yielding; pliable or compliant; ready to obey; obedient; tractable; docile; meek; humble.

Lithesome :: Lithesome (a.) Pliant; limber; flexible; supple; nimble; lissom.

Supple :: Supple (a.) Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, supple joints; supple fingers..

Lithe :: Lithe (a.) Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant's lithe proboscis..

Flexible :: Flexible (a.) Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering.

Shammy :: Shammy (n.) A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the sheep, goat, kid, deer, and calf. See Shamoying..

Obsequious :: Obsequious (a.) Promptly obedient, or submissive, to the will of another; compliant; yielding to the desires of another; devoted..

Conformable :: Conformable (a.) Disposed to compliance or obedience; ready to follow direstions; submissive; compliant.

Preatory :: Preatory (a.) Suppliant; beseeching.