PLIABLE

bendable, pliable, pliant, waxy

(adjective) capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; “a flexible wire”; “a pliant young tree”

elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant

(adjective) able to adjust readily to different conditions; “an adaptable person”; “a flexible personality”; “an elastic clause in a contract”

ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile

(adjective) capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; “ductile copper”; “malleable metals such as gold”; “they soaked the leather to made it pliable”; “pliant molten glass”; “made of highly tensile steel alloy”

fictile, pliable

(adjective) susceptible to being led or directed; “fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

pliable (comparative more pliable, superlative most pliable)

Soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.

Easily persuaded; yielding to influence.

Synonyms

• (soft, flexible): lithy

Source: Wiktionary


Pli"a*ble, a. Etym: [F., fr. plier to bend, to fold. See Ply, v.]

1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant.

2. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be persuaded; -- sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable youth. "Pliable she promised to be." Dr. H. More.

– Pli"a*ble*ness, n.

– Pli"a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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