What is the meaning of pliant?

adjective

  • Capable of being influenced or formed.
    • usage: "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature"
  • Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out.
    • usage: "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"
  • Able to adjust readily to different conditions.
    • usage: "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
  • Capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking.
    • usage: "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree"
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