Pliant - Definition
pliant
adj 1: capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds
of children"; "a pliant nature" [syn: plastic,
pliant]
2: 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" [syn: ductile, malleable,
pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile]
3: able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable
person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a
contract" [syn: elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant]
4: capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking;
"a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree" [syn: bendable,
pliable, pliant, waxy]
