'Pliantness' definitions:
Definition of 'pliantness'
(from WordNet)
noun
The property of being pliant and flexible [syn: pliancy, pliantness, suppleness]
noun
Adaptability of mind or character; "he was valued for his reliability and pliability"; "he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization" [syn: pliability, pliancy, pliantness, suppleness]
Definition of 'Pliantness'
From: 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]