pliability
/ˌplʌɪəˈbɪlɪti
/noun [mass noun]
The quality of being easily bent; flexibility: an excellent combination of strength, pliability, and elasticity...
- 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.
- It is also a useful barometer of the loyalty and pliability of Labour and Lib Dem back-benchers.
Synonyms
flexibility, pliancy, elasticity, whippiness, suppleness, malleability, plasticity, springiness, ductility, bendability