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pliant
[ plahy-uhnt ]
adjective
- bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
She manipulated the pliant clay.
Synonyms: ,
- easily influenced; yielding to others; compliant:
He has a pliant nature.
Synonyms: , , , ,
pliant
/ ˈɪəԳ /
adjective
- easily bent; supple
a pliant young tree
- easily modified; adaptable; flexible
a pliant system
- yielding readily to influence; compliant
Derived Forms
- ˈԳٱ, adverb
- ˈԳ, noun
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
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of pliant1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Bass portrayed her city as pliant and fierce enough to take the hits and bounce back stronger.
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.
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.
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.
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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