PLIANCY

pliability, pliancy, pliantness, suppleness

(noun) adaptability of mind or character; “he was valued for his reliability and pliability”; “he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization”

pliancy, pliantness, suppleness

(noun) the property of being pliant and flexible

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

pliancy (countable and uncountable, plural pliancies)

The quality of being pliant.

Source: Wiktionary


Pli"an*cy, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being pliant in sense; as, the pliancy of a rod. "Avaunt all specious pliancy of mind." Wordsworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

29 December 2024

CHRONIC

(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

coffee icon