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pliant |
Grep of noun pliant pliantness suppliant Overview of adj pliant The adj pliant has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) plastic, pliant -- (capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature") 2. elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant -- (able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract") 3. bendable, pliable, pliant -- (capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree") 4. ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile -- (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") Antonyms of adj pliant 4 senses of pliant Sense 1 plastic, pliant INDIRECT (VIA impressionable) -> unimpressionable Sense 2 elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant INDIRECT (VIA adaptable) -> unadaptable Sense 3 bendable, pliable, pliant INDIRECT (VIA flexible) -> inflexible Sense 4 ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile INDIRECT (VIA elastic) -> inelastic Similarity of adj pliant 4 senses of pliant Sense 1 plastic, pliant => impressionable (vs. unimpressionable) Sense 2 elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant => adaptable (vs. unadaptable) Sense 3 bendable, pliable, pliant => flexible (vs. inflexible), flexile Sense 4 ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile => elastic (vs. inelastic) Attributes of adj pliant Familiarity of adj pliant pliant used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj pliant compliant pliant suppliant y2k compliant Overview of adj pliant The adj pliant has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) plastic, pliant -- (capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature") 2. elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant -- (able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract") 3. bendable, pliable, pliant -- (capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree") 4. ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile -- (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")
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