pliant
Capable of plying or bendingCapable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking.
» We need fewer pliant journalists, not more.
Meaning
2 sensesCapable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking.
a pliant thread
pliant wax
пода́тливыйpodátlivyj, мя́гкийmjáxkij
capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
(figuratively)Easily influenced; tractable.
уступчивыйustupčivyj, сгово́рчивыйsgovórčivyj
capable of being influenced or formed
Examples
4 sentencesWe need fewer pliant journalists, not more.
The fact that they're pliant does not mean they agree with you.
Her ethics are pliant.
They hoped that a few more days of solitary confinement would make the prisoner more pliant.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English pliaunt, from Old French ploiant, present participle of ploiier (“to fFrom Middle English pliaunt, from Old French ploiant, present participle of ploiier (“to fold”).
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Forms
more pliant, most pliant| Comparative | more pliant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most pliant Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
29 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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