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[ plahy-uh-buhl ] / ˈplaɪ ə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pliable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveeasily bent; flexible; supple: pliable leather. easily influenced or persuaded; yielding: the pliable mind of youth. adjusting readily to change; adaptable. Origin of pliable1425–75; late Middle English <French, equivalent to pli(er) to ply2 + -able-able OTHER WORDS FROM pliablepli·a·bil·i·ty, pli·a·ble·ness, nounpli·a·bly, adverbnon·pli·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·pli·a·ble, adjective non·pli·a·ble·ness, nounnon·pli·a·bly, adverbun·pli·a·ble, adjectiveun·pli·a·ble·ness, nounun·pli·a·bly, adverb Words nearby pliableplexus, plexus thyroideus impar, Pleyel, plf, pli, pliable, pliant, plica, plicate, plication, plicotomy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pliableAnother notable region is nicknamed “Pigeon Valley” for the thousands of bird nesting holes dug into the pliable rock. The Secret Life of Cappadocia: Underground in the Turkish Rock Formations|Nina Strochlic|August 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST Could the West rely on the more or less faceless Libyan opposition, a rabble in arms, to be so pliable? Obama's Mistake in Libya|Christopher Dickey|March 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST The rope tier takes pleasure in using the human body and the rope to create an erotic, pliable work of art. Eight Strange Sex Fetishes|Aurora Snow|December 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST To keep himself loose and pliable and imbued with the mischievousness that nourished him, Paul often resorted to practical jokes. My Pal Paul Newman|A. E. Hotchner|March 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The softest, freest, most pliable and changeful living substance is the brain—the hardest and most iron-bound as well. The home|Charlotte Perkins Gilman In his right hand he held a stick, a little, pliable bamboo stick. These manuvres are intended to render them pliable, to separate the fibres, which permits the salts to penetrate more easily. History of Embalming|J. N. Gannal Feel the ends of your weavers and you will find that some are stiff while others are almost as soft and pliable as cord. The Child's Rainy Day Book|Mary White I think your friend is of too pliable a nature to be in the hands of so unscrupulous a rascal. Parlous Times|David Dwight Wells
British Dictionary definitions for pliable
adjectiveeasily moulded, bent, influenced, or altered Derived forms of pliablepliability or pliableness, nounpliably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pliablemanageable, limber, spongy, malleable, pliant, docile, flexible, supple, compliant, ductile, easy, impressionable, lithe, obedient, plastic, receptive, responsive, submissive, susceptible, tractable |