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
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.
• 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
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
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