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Definition of Pliant

• (v.) 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.
• (v.) Favorable to pliancy.

Synonyms of Pliant

• Plastic
• Ductile
• Malleable
• Pliable
• Tensile
• Tractile
• Elastic
• Flexible
• Pliable
• Bendable
• Pliable
• Waxy

Antonyms of Pliant

Homophones of Pliant