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. [1913 Webster] The will was then ductile and pliant to right reason. --South. [1913 Webster] 2. Favorable to pliancy. [R.] "A pliant hour." --Shak. -- {Pli"ant*ly}, adv. -- {Pli"ant*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] 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}]
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