pliable
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Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French ploiable, from ploiier (“to fold”). By surface analysis, ply + -able.
Pronunciation
Adjective
pliable (comparative more pliable, superlative most pliable)
- Soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.
- You will find the clay perfectly pliable as long as it stays moist.
- Easily persuaded; yielding to influence.
Synonyms
- (soft, flexible): lithy
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
easily bent or formed
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Further reading
- “pliable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “pliable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “pliable”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Adjective
pliable (plural pliables)
Further reading
- “pliable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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