pliable
English
Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French ploiable, from ploiier (“to fold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈplaɪəbəl/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪəbəl
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
- pliableness
- pliably
Related terms
- pliability
- pliancy
- pliant
- ply
Translations
easily bent or formed
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Further reading
- pliable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- pliable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- pliable at OneLook Dictionary Search
French
Etymology
plier + -able
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
pliable (plural pliables)
- pliable
Further reading
- “pliable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.