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- Dictionarypli·ant/ˈplīənt/
adjective
- 1. pliable: "pliant willow stems"
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The meaning of PLIANT is pliable. How to use pliant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pliant.
Pliant definition: bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable. See examples of PLIANT used in a sentence.
PLIANT definition: 1. Pliant people are easily influenced or controlled by other people: 2. being able and willing to…. Learn more.
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out. “ pliant molten glass”. synonyms: ductile, malleable, pliable, tensile, tractile. formed. having or given a form or shape. adjective. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking. “a pliant young tree”. synonyms: bendable, pliable, waxy.
1. adjective. A pliant person can be easily influenced and controlled by other people. She's proud and stubborn, you know, under that pliant exterior. Synonyms: impressionable, susceptible, manageable, adaptable More Synonyms of pliant. 2. adjective. If something is pliant, you can bend it easily without breaking it. ...pliant young willows.
PLIANT meaning: 1. Pliant people are easily influenced or controlled by other people: 2. being able and willing to…. Learn more.
1. Easily bent or flexed; pliable. See Synonyms at malleable. 2. Easily altered or modified to fit conditions; adaptable: a pliant poetic form. 3. Yielding readily to influence or domination; compliant: a pliant colonial regime.
Pliant Definition. Easily bent; pliable. Easily altered or modified to fit conditions; adaptable. A pliant poetic form. Adaptable or compliant. Yielding readily to influence or domination; compliant. A pliant colonial regime. (figuratively) Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart.
(sometimes disapproving) willing to accept change; easy to influence or control. He was deposed and replaced by a more pliant successor. The government wanted to make the press more pliant. Word Origin. See pliant in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: pliant.
1. adjective. A pliant person can be easily influenced and controlled by other people. She's proud and stubborn, you know, under that pliant exterior. Synonyms: impressionable, susceptible, manageable, adaptable More Synonyms of pliant. 2. adjective. If something is pliant, you can bend it easily without breaking it. ...pliant young willows.
