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pliant

[ plahy-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:

    She manipulated the pliant clay.

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  2. easily influenced; yielding to others; compliant:

    He has a pliant nature.

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pliant

/ ˈɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. easily bent; supple

    a pliant young tree

  2. easily modified; adaptable; flexible

    a pliant system

  3. yielding readily to influence; compliant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳٱ, adverb
  • ˈԳ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • a· aԳ·Ա noun
  • aԳ· adverb
  • non·a· noun
  • ԴDz·aԳ adjective
  • non·aԳ· adverb
  • non·aԳ·Ա noun
  • un·a· noun
  • ܲ·aԳ adjective
  • un·aԳ· adverb
  • un·aԳ·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pliant1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old French, present participle of the verb plier ply 2; -ant
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pliant1

C14: from Old French, from plier to fold, bend; see ply ²
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Bass portrayed her city as pliant and fierce enough to take the hits and bounce back stronger.

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Far-right influencers and talking heads quickly learned to prey on pliant minds, disseminating untruths via short-form video content that users would see as factual.

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Trump currently has control of a pliant Congress and a conservative Supreme Court – but in only 20 months' time, in November 2026, there will be mid-term elections in the US.

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A few years ago, I wrote about the comforting magic of "soft and pliant" egg noodles, the base for one of my all-time favorite meals: my Nana's cream chicken.

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If Trump appoints a more pliant attorney general this time, he has the power to order the Justice Department to investigate his critics, a GOP lawyer who is reportedly advising the president-elect wrote last week.

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