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Pliable

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adjective. Easily bent or shaped. synonym: malleable.

adjective. Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs.

adjective. Easily influenced, persuaded, or controlled.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Easy to be bent; readily yielding to force or pressure without rupture; flexible: as, willow is a pliable plant.

Flexible in disposition; easy to be bent, inclined, or persuaded; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline.

Synonyms Pliant, supple.

Compliant, yielding, tractable.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adjective. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding.

adjective. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be persuaded; -- sometimes in a bad sense.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adjective. soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adjective. able to adjust readily to different conditions

adjective. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

adjective. susceptible to being led or directed

adjective. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking

Word Usage

"OLEDs come in pliable, layered sheets which conduct and emit light, making them great for screens and display monitors."

Equivalent

adaptable flexible flexile formed susceptible

Form

pliableness pliably

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

liable reliable undeniable unjustifiable unreliable

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

adaptable agile boneless brittle docile

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

abulic accessible adaptable adaptable afraid