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  • 1pliant — pliant, pliante [ plijɑ̃, plijɑ̃t ] adj. et n. m. • 1507; ployant 1420; de plier 1 ♦ Articulé de manière à pouvoir se plier. Mètre pliant. Table pliante; lit pliant. Vélo pliant. « Ils prirent place sur des chaises pliantes de jardin » (Camus). 2 …

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  • 2pliant — PLIÁNT, Ă, plianţi, te, adj., s.n. 1. adj. (Despre obiecte) Care poate fi îndoit şi împăturit (micşorându şi suprafaţa). 2. s.n. Tipăritură conţinând fotografii, prospecte, cataloage, informaţii etc. imprimate pentru reclamă, îndoită de mai multe …

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  • 3pliant — pliant, ante (pli an, an t ) adj. 1°   Qui plie facilement. •   Il [le jeune oiseau] sort, et, balancé sur la branche pliante, Il hésite, il essaie une aile encor tremblante, DELILLE Trois règnes, VIII.    Fig. Accommodant, docile. •   C était un …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 4Pliant — 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5pliant — Pliant, [pli]ante. adj. Qui est facile à plier. En ce sens il ne se dit que de certains corps qui sont souples & flexibles. L osier est extrémement pliant. On appelle Siege pliant, Un siege qui se plie en deux, & qui n a ni bras ni dossier. On l… …

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  • 6pliant — c.1300, from O.Fr. pliant bending (13c.), prp. of plier to bend (see PLY (Cf. ply) (n.)). Figurative sense of easily influenced is from c.1400. Related: Pliancy …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 7pliant — I adjective accommodating, acquiescent, adaptable, agreeable, bendable, compilable, compliant, concessive, conformable, conforming, deferential, docile, ductile, easily bent, easily persuaded, elastic, flexible, formable, impressible,… …

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  • 8pliant — *plastic, pliable, ductile, malleable, adaptable Analogous words: see those at PLIABLE …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 9pliant — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ pliable. DERIVATIVES pliancy noun pliantly adverb …

    English terms dictionary

  • 10pliant — [plī′ənt] adj. [ME plyande < MFr, prp. of plier: see PLIABLE] 1. easily bent; pliable 2. adaptable or compliant SYN. PLIABLE pliancy n. pliantness pliantly adv …

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