pliableness

pliableness
noun see pliable

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Pliableness — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pliableness — See pliability. * * * …   Universalium

  • pliableness — noun The state of being pliable; pliability …   Wiktionary

  • pliableness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being flexible: bounce, ductility, elasticity, flexibility, flexibleness, give, malleability, malleableness, plasticity, pliability, pliancy, pliantness, resilience, resiliency, spring,… …   English dictionary for students

  • pliableness — n. See pliability …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • pliableness — pli·a·ble·ness …   English syllables

  • pliableness — noun ( es) : pliability …   Useful english dictionary

  • flexibility — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Pliability] Syn. pliancy, plasticity, flexibleness, pliableness, suppleness, elasticity, flaccidity, extensibility, limberness, litheness. 2. [Tractability] Syn. compliance, affability, complaisance, versatility; see… …   English dictionary for students

  • Ductility — Duc*til i*ty, n. [Cf. F. ductilit[ e].] 1. The property of a metal which allows it to be drawn into wires or filaments. [1913 Webster] 2. Tractableness; pliableness. South. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Suppleness — Sup ple*ness, n. The quality or state of being supple; flexibility; pliableness; pliancy. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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