Complete Definition of "pliant"

English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪ�nt|-aɪ�nt

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
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pliant

  1. #Adjective|pliant

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

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