Definition of pliability in English:
pliability
noun ˌplʌɪəˈbɪlɪtiˌplaɪəˈbɪlədi
mass nounThe quality of being easily bent; flexibility.
an excellent combination of strength, pliability, and elasticity
Example sentencesExamples
- Preferment should be based on merit and not pliability.
- Her work has a similar pliability and its good to see her work in a major competition even if it is a relatively uninspiring painting.
- Is this the unprincipled pliability I detest in the people I put up with at Rome?
- It is also a useful barometer of the loyalty and pliability of Labour and Lib Dem back-benchers.
- I'm just heating it to its point of pliability, rather than liquefying it all over again.
Synonyms
flexibility, pliancy, elasticity, whippiness, suppleness, malleability, plasticity, springiness, ductility, bendability
Definition of pliability in US English:
pliability
nounˌplīəˈbilədēˌplaɪəˈbɪlədi
The quality of being easily bent; flexibility.
an excellent combination of strength, pliability, and elasticity
Example sentencesExamples
- Her work has a similar pliability and its good to see her work in a major competition even if it is a relatively uninspiring painting.
- Preferment should be based on merit and not pliability.
- It is also a useful barometer of the loyalty and pliability of Labour and Lib Dem back-benchers.
- Is this the unprincipled pliability I detest in the people I put up with at Rome?
- I'm just heating it to its point of pliability, rather than liquefying it all over again.
Synonyms
flexibility, pliancy, elasticity, whippiness, suppleness, malleability, plasticity, springiness, ductility, bendability