pliancyn.

Brit.

/ˈplʌɪənsi/, U.S.

/ˈplaɪənsi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pliant adj., -ancy suffix.

Etymology: < pliant adj.: see -ancy suffix. Compare earlier pliantness n.

1. The quality (of a material object or substance) of being pliant, flexible, or supple.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun]

pliantnessa1398

bowablenessc1475

limberness1565

bowingness1580

pliableness1581

suppleness1584

flexibility1616

pliancy1632

flexure1651

flexility1660

pliability1725

compliancy1793

facility1853

yieldiness1857

whippiness1881

bonelessness1928

1632 G. Sandys tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) iv. 150 The greene, yet juicy, and attractive sprayes From the toucht Monster stiffning hardnes tooke, And their owne natiue pliancy forsooke.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 115. ¶5 Giving such an Activity to the Limbs, and such a Pliancy to every Part.

1787 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) II. 97 The difficulty was..to give to old wood the pliancy of young.

1835 G. P. R. James Gipsy ii The agile pliancy of youth.

1884 Public Opinion 5 Sept. 302/1 The flax..wants that elasticity, pliancy, and oiliness, found in the produce of more temperate countries.

1991 I. Sinclair Downriver iv. 113 Drool seeped from Elgin's snoring mouth: it stung the absurd, pre-puberal pliancy of his skin.

2. The quality or characteristic (of a person, character, etc.) of being easily influenced or directed; flexibility, submissiveness, adaptability.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > compliancy

correspondence1530

suppleness?1570

pliantness1578

appliableness1587

correspondency1587

flexibleness1623

complacence1626

complacency1651

complaisance1651

pliancy1663

compliance1667

compliableness1684

flexibility1703

complaisancy1710

compliancy1765

pliability1768

1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus vi. 113 The pliancy of youth gives advantage to the perfection of acquirements, and fixes attained habits in an unalteredness to their age.

1775 J. Murray Let. 18 Nov. in E. Robson Lett. Amer. (1951) 20 The hardiness of his constitution..with the amiable pliancy of his disposition have rendered him..a most desirable companion.

1789 Bp. R. Watson Anecd. (1817) 225 To be overlooked for want of political pliancy, is a circumstance I need not blush to own.

1810 J. Foster Let. 21 Nov. in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) I. 424 Social dexterity and pliancy of mind.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. ix. 224 You seem to submit, and I like the sense of pliancy you impart.

a1878 B. Taylor Stud. German Lit. (1879) 210 A very little tact and pliancy of nature might have greatly advanced his fortunes.

1905 E. M. Forster Where Angels fear to Tread i. 18 She lacked that pliancy and tact which her mother so..valued.

1951 L. MacNeice tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust ii. ii. 201 How could he endure this place! All my pliancy scarcely can.

2004 BBC Monitoring Internat. Rep. (Nexis) 24 Sept. It has been a while since we saw such speedy pliancy by statesmen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pliancy
释义	pliancyn. Brit. /ˈplʌɪənsi/, U.S. /ˈplaɪənsi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pliant adj., -ancy suffix. Etymology: < pliant adj.: see -ancy suffix. Compare earlier pliantness n. 1. The quality (of a material object or substance) of being pliant, flexible, or supple. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] pliantnessa1398 bowablenessc1475 limberness1565 bowingness1580 pliableness1581 suppleness1584 flexibility1616 pliancy1632 flexure1651 flexility1660 pliability1725 compliancy1793 facility1853 yieldiness1857 whippiness1881 bonelessness1928 1632 G. Sandys tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) iv. 150 The greene, yet juicy, and attractive sprayes From the toucht Monster stiffning hardnes tooke, And their owne natiue pliancy forsooke. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 115. ¶5 Giving such an Activity to the Limbs, and such a Pliancy to every Part. 1787 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) II. 97 The difficulty was..to give to old wood the pliancy of young. 1835 G. P. R. James Gipsy ii The agile pliancy of youth. 1884 Public Opinion 5 Sept. 302/1 The flax..wants that elasticity, pliancy, and oiliness, found in the produce of more temperate countries. 1991 I. Sinclair Downriver iv. 113 Drool seeped from Elgin's snoring mouth: it stung the absurd, pre-puberal pliancy of his skin. 2. The quality or characteristic (of a person, character, etc.) of being easily influenced or directed; flexibility, submissiveness, adaptability. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > compliancy correspondence1530 suppleness?1570 pliantness1578 appliableness1587 correspondency1587 flexibleness1623 complacence1626 complacency1651 complaisance1651 pliancy1663 compliance1667 compliableness1684 flexibility1703 complaisancy1710 compliancy1765 pliability1768 1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus vi. 113 The pliancy of youth gives advantage to the perfection of acquirements, and fixes attained habits in an unalteredness to their age. 1775 J. Murray Let. 18 Nov. in E. Robson Lett. Amer. (1951) 20 The hardiness of his constitution..with the amiable pliancy of his disposition have rendered him..a most desirable companion. 1789 Bp. R. Watson Anecd. (1817) 225 To be overlooked for want of political pliancy, is a circumstance I need not blush to own. 1810 J. Foster Let. 21 Nov. in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) I. 424 Social dexterity and pliancy of mind. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. ix. 224 You seem to submit, and I like the sense of pliancy you impart. a1878 B. Taylor Stud. German Lit. (1879) 210 A very little tact and pliancy of nature might have greatly advanced his fortunes. 1905 E. M. Forster Where Angels fear to Tread i. 18 She lacked that pliancy and tact which her mother so..valued. 1951 L. MacNeice tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust ii. ii. 201 How could he endure this place! All my pliancy scarcely can. 2004 BBC Monitoring Internat. Rep. (Nexis) 24 Sept. It has been a while since we saw such speedy pliancy by statesmen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1632
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