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pliableness|ˈplaɪəb(ə)lnɪs|
[f. prec. + -ness.]
The quality of being pliable; pliability. a. lit.
1581W. Stafford Exam. Compl. ii. (1876) 58 If yee prayse the Gold for his weight or plyablenes. 1748Hartley Observ. Man i. iii. 410 The Perfection and Pliableness of their vocal Organs. 1825J. Nicholson Operat. Mechanic 639 This varnish is destined for articles which require durability, pliableness, and transparency.
b. fig. (Often in sinister sense.)
1562T. Norton Calvin's Inst. Table of Contents T tt vij b, The pliablenesse or weake power of Freewill, whiche was in the fyrst man. 1613R. Cawdrey Table Alph., Buxomnesse, plyablenesse. 1683Apol. Prot. France iv. 38 This Jesuitical pliableness and malice. 1834J. Brown Lett. Sanctif. iv. 272 An inward pliableness to divine influence. |