- pliability
- noun see pliable
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pliability
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Pliability — Pli a*bil i*ty, n. The quality or state of being pliable; flexibility; as, pliability of disposition. Pliability of movement. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pliability — index amenability, credulity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pliability — pliable ► ADJECTIVE 1) easily bent; flexible. 2) easily influenced or swayed. DERIVATIVES pliability noun. ORIGIN French, from Latin plicare to bend or fold … English terms dictionary
pliability — noun 1. the property of being easily bent without breaking • Syn: ↑bendability • Derivationally related forms: ↑pliable, ↑bendable (for: ↑bendability) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pliability — See pliable. * * * … Universalium
pliability — noun The quality or state of being pliable; flexibility; pliableness … Wiktionary
pliability — Synonyms and related words: abulia, acquiescence, adaptability, agreeability, agreeableness, alacrity, amenability, aptitude, aptness, ardor, bendability, biddability, brightness, cheerful consent, cleverness, compliableness, compliance, consent … Moby Thesaurus
pliability — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Flexibility] Syn. facility, elasticity, mobility; see flexibility 1 . 2. [Adaptability] Syn. susceptibility, passivity, obedience; see docility . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being flexible: bounce … English dictionary for students
pliability — pli·a·bil·i·ty || ‚plaɪə bɪlÉ™tɪ n. flexibility; being bendable; being easily influenced … English contemporary dictionary
pliability — n. Flexibleness, flexibility, suppleness, pliancy, pliableness … New dictionary of synonyms
