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English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪənt|-aɪənt

Etymology
From OF. pliant.

Adjective
en-adj

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.
2. figurative Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart.

Related terms
pliantly

French

Verb
pliant

1. present participle of|plier|lang=French

Adjective
fr-infl-adj|smpliant|pmpliante|sfpliants|pfpliantes
|smppli.jɑ̃|pmppli.jɑ̃|sfppli.jɑ̃t|pfppli.jɑ̃
pliant

1. #Adjective|pliant

#: Sa mère a acheté un vélo pliant. - His mother bought a folding bicycle.

et:pliant
fr:pliant
id:pliant
vi:pliant
zh:pliant

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