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pliant

adjective

capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
P
Ends with
T
Contains
LI
Scrabble score
8

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈplaɪənt

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking

    “a flexible wire”

adjective

  1. able to adjust readily to different conditions

    “a flexible personality”

adjective

  1. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

    “ductile copper”

adjective

  1. capable of being influenced or formed

    “the plastic minds of children”

In context

Example Sentences

a flexible wire
a pliant young tree
a flexible personality
an elastic clause in a contract
a pliable person
ductile copper
malleable metals such as gold
they soaked the leather to made it pliable
pliant molten glass
made of highly tensile steel alloy
the plastic minds of children
a pliant nature

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