Pliantness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pliant \Pli"ant\, a. [F. pliant, p. pr. of plier to bend. See
     {Ply}, v.]
     1. 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.
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              The will was then ductile and pliant to right
              reason.                               --South.
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     2. Favorable to pliancy. [R.] "A pliant hour." --Shak. --
        {Pli"ant*ly}, adv. -- {Pli"ant*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pliantness
       n 1: the property of being pliant [syn: {pliancy}, {suppleness}]
       2: the quality of being easily adaptable [syn: {pliability}, {pliancy}]