pliant

Letters that make pliant

a, l, n, p, t, i are letters that make 'pliant'

Words within pliant

AN, NT, ant, li, IA, Li are words within 'pliant'

Anagrams of pliant

plaint is an anagram of 'pliant'


4 possible definitions for 'pliant'

Pliant as "able to adjust readily to different conditions"

Under this definition, pliant is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

flexible, elastic, pliable have the same meaning as 'pliant'

Derivatives of pliant

flexibility, flexibleness, pliancy, pliantness, suppleness, pliability are derivatives of 'pliant'.

Similar to pliant

adaptable is similar to pliant.


Pliant as "capable of being influenced or formed"

Under this definition, pliant is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

plastic has the same meaning as pliant

Derivatives of pliant

pliancy, pliantness, suppleness, pliability are derivatives of 'pliant'.

Similar to pliant

impressionable, waxy, impressible are similar to 'pliant'.

Example of pliant used within this context

"the plastic minds of children", "a pliant nature"


Pliant as "capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out"

Under this definition, pliant is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ductile, pliable, malleable, tensile, tractile have the same meaning as 'pliant'

Derivatives of pliant

pliancy, pliantness, suppleness, plasticity, ductility, ductileness, bendability, pliability, malleability are derivatives of 'pliant'.

Similar to pliant

formed is similar to pliant.

Example of pliant used within this context

"ductile copper", "malleable metals such as gold", "they soaked the leather to made it pliable", "pliant molten glass", "made of highly tensile steel alloy"


Pliant as "capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking"

Under this definition, pliant is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

waxy, bendable, pliable have the same meaning as 'pliant'

Derivatives of pliant

bend, pliancy, pliantness, suppleness, bendability, pliability, deform, turn, twist, flex are derivatives of 'pliant'.

Similar to pliant

flexible, flexile are similar to 'pliant'.

Example of pliant used within this context

"a flexible wire", "a pliant young tree"



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