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pliable |
Overview of adj pliable The adj pliable has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fictile, pliable -- (susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda") 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 pliable 4 senses of pliable Sense 1 fictile, pliable INDIRECT (VIA susceptible) -> unsusceptible, insusceptible 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 pliable 4 senses of pliable Sense 1 fictile, pliable => susceptible (vs. unsusceptible) 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 pliable Familiarity of adj pliable pliable used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj pliable pliable Overview of adj pliable The adj pliable has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fictile, pliable -- (susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda") 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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