pliant 音標拼音: [pl'ɑɪənt]
a . 易曲折的,柔軟的,柔順的
易曲折的,柔軟的,柔順的
pliant adj 1 :
capable of being influenced or formed ; "
the plastic minds of children "; "
a pliant nature " [
synonym : {
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 " [
synonym : {
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 " [
synonym : {
elastic }, {
flexible }, {
pliable }, {
pliant }]
4 :
capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking ;
"
a flexible wire "; "
a pliant young tree " [
synonym : {
bendable },
{
pliable }, {
pliant }, {
waxy }]
Pliant \
Pli "
ant \,
a . [
F .
pliant ,
p .
pr .
of plier to bend .
See {
Ply },
v .]
1 .
Capable of plying or bending ;
readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking ;
flexible ;
pliable ;
lithe ;
limber ;
plastic ;
as ,
a pliant thread ;
pliant wax .
Also used figuratively :
Easily influenced for good or evil ;
tractable ;
as ,
a pliant heart .
[
1913 Webster ]
The will was then ductile and pliant to right reason . --
South .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Favorable to pliancy . [
R .] "
A pliant hour ." --
Shak . --
{
Pli "
ant *
ly },
adv . -- {
Pli "
ant *
ness },
n .
[
1913 Webster ]
112 Moby Thesaurus words for "
pliant ":
accessible ,
acquiescent ,
adaptable ,
adaptive ,
adjustable ,
agreeable ,
alacritous ,
amenable ,
ardent ,
bendable ,
bending ,
biddable ,
complaisant ,
compliant ,
conformable ,
consenting ,
content ,
convenient ,
cooperative ,
disposed ,
docile ,
ductile ,
eager ,
elastic ,
enthusiastic ,
extensible ,
extensile ,
fabricable ,
facile ,
fain ,
favorable ,
favorably disposed ,
favorably inclined ,
feasible ,
fictile ,
flexible ,
flexile ,
flexuous ,
foolproof ,
formable ,
formative ,
forward ,
game ,
giving ,
handy ,
impressible ,
impressionable ,
in the mind ,
in the mood ,
inclined ,
influenceable ,
like putty ,
limber ,
lissome ,
lithe ,
lithesome ,
malleable ,
manageable ,
maneuverable ,
minded ,
moldable ,
movable ,
obedient ,
open ,
open -
minded ,
other -
directed ,
persuadable ,
persuasible ,
pervious ,
plastic ,
pliable ,
practical ,
predisposed ,
prompt ,
prone ,
quick ,
ready ,
ready and willing ,
receptive ,
responsive ,
sensitive ,
sequacious ,
shapable ,
spongy ,
springy ,
suasible ,
submissive ,
suggestible ,
supple ,
susceptible ,
swayable ,
tractable ,
tractile ,
unaustere ,
undemanding ,
unexacting ,
unharsh ,
unsevere ,
unstrict ,
untroublesome ,
weak ,
well -
disposed ,
well -
inclined ,
whippy ,
wieldable ,
wieldy ,
willed ,
willing ,
willinghearted ,
willowy ,
yielding ,
zealous
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What does pliant mean? - Definitions. net Pliant is defined as being flexible and adaptable, easily bent, influenced, or modified It can refer to both physical objects and abstract concepts like ideas, attitudes, or people This can be a positive attribute if it means being adaptable and open to change, or a negative one if it means being too easily influenced or controlled