Pliable Definition & Meaning
pliable
- adjective
- susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda"
- 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"
- able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
- capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree"
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- What does pliable mean?
- susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda" 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" able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract" capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire
- What part of speech is pliable?
- Pliable is an adjective.
- How many definitions does pliable have?
- Pliable has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).