PLIANT

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”

plastic, pliant

(adjective) capable of being influenced or formed; “the plastic minds of children”; “a pliant nature”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

pliant (comparative more pliant, superlative most pliant)

Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking

Synonyms: flexible, pliable, lithe, limber, plastic

(figuratively) Easily influenced; tractable.

Anagrams

• Taplin, plaint, platin

Source: Wiktionary

Pli"ant, a. Etym: [F. pliant, p. pr. of plier to bend. See Ply, v.]

1. 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. The will was then ductile and pliant to right reason. South.

2. Favorable to pliancy. [R.] "A pliant hour." Shak.

– Pli"ant*ly, adv.

– Pli"ant*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition