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pliable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈplaɪəbəl/
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Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French ploiable, from ploiier (“to fold”). By surface analysis, ply + -able. Compare pliant.

Meanings

  1. Soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.
    • You will find the clay perfectly pliable as long as it stays moist.
  2. Easily persuaded; yielding to influence.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most pliable Degree=Sup lexicographic
more pliable Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

impliable · nonpliable · unpliable · pliably · pliableness

Relateds

pliancy · ply · pliant · pliability

Synonyms

lithy (flexible)

Translations (48)

bg пластичен (easily bent or formed) · sk tvárny (easily bent or formed) · pt flexível (easily bent or formed) · es plegable (easily bent or formed) · el ευλύγιστος (easily bent or formed) · ja 曲げやすい (easily bent or formed) · nl plooibaar (easily bent or formed) · scn ncunucchiàvili (easily bent or formed) · el εύπλαστος (easily bent or formed) · mi kōngohe (easily bent or formed) · sh савитљив (easily bent or formed) · mi kōpēpē (easily bent or formed) · ja しなやかな (easily bent or formed) · uk гнучки́й (easily bent or formed) · txb wlaṃśke (easily bent or formed) · de biegsam (easily bent or formed) · pl giętki (easily bent or formed) · cmn 易彎 /易弯 (easily bent or formed) · az əyilgən (easily bent or formed) · az yapığan (easily bent or formed) · ko 유연(柔軟)한 (easily bent or formed) · it modellabile (easily bent or formed) · sh savitljiv (easily bent or formed) · el εύκαμπτος (easily bent or formed) · fr pliable (easily bent or formed) · ro pliabil (easily bent or formed) · fi notkea (easily bent or formed) · scn gnutticàvili (easily bent or formed) · pt maleável (easily bent or formed) · mi kōpē (easily bent or formed) · sk ohybný (easily bent or formed) · ro pliant (easily bent or formed) · gv so-lhoobagh (easily bent or formed) · it adattabile (easily bent or formed) · pt moldável (easily bent or formed) · ru ги́бкий (easily bent or formed) · fr pliant (easily bent or formed) · fi taipuisa (easily bent or formed) · pl gibki (easily bent or formed) · it malleabile (easily bent or formed) · de geschmeidig (easily bent or formed) · cmn 易曲折的 (easily bent or formed) · it pieghevole (easily bent or formed) · sk poddajný (easily bent or formed) · la flexilis (easily bent or formed) · es plegadizo (easily bent or formed) · bg ковък (easily bent or formed) · it flessibile (easily bent or formed)