'Pliable' definitions:
Definition of 'pliable'
From: WordNet
adjective
Susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda" [syn: fictile, pliable]
adjective
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" [syn: ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile]
adjective
Able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract" [syn: elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant]
adjective
Definition of 'Pliable'
From: GCIDE
- Pliable \Pli"a*ble\, a. [F., fr. plier to bend, to fold. See Ply, v.]
- 1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be persuaded; -- sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable youth. "Pliable she promised to be." --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] -- {Pli"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Pli"a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pliable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abulic,
- accessible,
- adaptable,
- afraid,
- amenable,
- appliable,
- applicable,
- apt,
- bendable,
- bending,
- bendy,
- biddable,
- bright,
- clever,
- compliant,
- convenient,
- cowardly,
- creased,
- crimped,
- docile,
- dog-eared,
- doubled,
- ductile,
- educable,
- elastic,
- exploitable,
- extensible,
- extensile,
- fabricable,
- facile,
- faint,
- fainthearted,
- feasible,
- feeble,
- feebleminded,
- fictile,
- flexible,
- flexile,
- flexuous,
- flounced,
- fluted,
- foldable,
- folded,
- folding,
- foolproof,
- formable,
- formative,
- frail,
- gathered,
- giving,
- handy,
- impressible,
- impressionable,
- infirm,
- influenceable,
- instructable,
- intelligent,
- invertebrate,
- like putty,
- limber,
- lissome,
- lithe,
- lithesome,
- malleable,
- manageable,
- maneuverable,
- manipulable,
- manipulatable,
- moldable,
- motivated,
- movable,
- open,
- open-minded,
- operable,
- persuadable,
- persuasible,
- pervious,
- plaited,
- plastic,
- pleated,
- pliant,
- plicate,
- plicated,
- plicatile,
- practical,
- quick,
- quilled,
- ready,
- receptive,
- responsive,
- reusable,
- ripe for instruction,
- ruffled,
- schoolable,
- sensitive,
- sequacious,
- shapable,
- spineless,
- springy,
- suasible,
- submissive,
- suggestible,
- supple,
- susceptible,
- swayable,
- teachable,
- thirsty for knowledge,
- tractable,
- tractile,
- trainable,
- tucked,
- twilled,
- untroublesome,
- usable,
- utilizable,
- weak,
- weak-kneed,
- weak-minded,
- weak-willed,
- whippy,
- wieldable,
- wieldy,
- willing,
- willowy,
- workable,
- yielding