pliable

pli·a·ble

P0374700 (plī′ə-bəl)adj.1. Easily bent or shaped. See Synonyms at malleable.2. Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs: a pliable policy.3. Easily influenced, persuaded, or controlled: replaced the complainer with a more pliable subordinate.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from plier, to bend; see pliant.]

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pli′a·bil′i·ty, pli′a·ble·ness n.pli′a·bly adv.

pliable

(ˈplaɪəbəl) adjeasily moulded, bent, influenced, or altered ˌpliaˈbility, ˈpliableness n ˈpliably adv

pli•a•ble

(ˈplaɪ ə bəl)

adj. 1. easily bent; flexible; supple. 2. easily influenced or persuaded; yielding. 3. adjusting readily; adaptable. [1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French, =pli(er) to bend (see ply²) + -able -able] pli`a•bil′i•ty, pli′a•ble•ness, n. pli′a•bly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	pliable - susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda"fictilesusceptible - (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof"
	2.	pliable - capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"tractile, ductile, malleable, pliant, tensileformed - having or given a form or shape
	3.	pliable - able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"elastic, flexible, pliantadaptable - capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use; "to succeed one must be adaptable"; "the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths"
	4.	pliable - capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree"bendable, waxy, pliantflexile, flexible - able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches"

pliable

adjective1. flexible, plastic, supple, lithe, limber, malleable, pliant, tensile, bendy, ductile, bendable The baskets are made with young, pliable spruce roots.
flexible stiff, rigid2. compliant, susceptible, responsive, manageable, receptive, yielding, adaptable, docile, impressionable, easily led, pliant, tractable, persuadable, influenceable, like putty in your hands His young queen was pliable and easily influenced.
compliant stubborn, intractable, inflexible, wilful, unyielding, obstinate, headstrong, unbending, obdurate, unadaptable

pliable

adjective1. Capable of being shaped, bent, or drawn out, as by hammering or pressure:ductile, flexible, flexile, flexuous, malleable, moldable, plastic, pliant, supple, workable.2. Capable of adapting or being adapted:adaptable, adaptive, adjustable, elastic, flexible, malleable, pliant, supple.3. Easily altered or influenced:ductile, elastic, flexible, flexile, impressionable, malleable, plastic, pliant, suggestible, supple.

Translations

易弯的

pliable

(ˈplaiəbl) adjective easily bent. pliable wire. 易彎的 易弯的ˌpliaˈbility noun 柔韌性 柔韧性