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    Pli·ant
    /ˈplīənt/

    adjective

    • 1. pliable: "pliant willow stems"
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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pliantPliant Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PLIANT is pliable. How to use pliant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pliant.

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    Pliant definition: bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable. See examples of PLIANT used in a sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pliantPliant - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Pliant has both a literal and a figurative meaning. Pliant can describe something that is bendable — like a spine, a tree branch, a bendy straw — or it can describe something that is flexible, but less tangible.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPLIANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PLIANT definition: 1. Pliant people are easily influenced or controlled by other people: 2. being able and willing to…. Learn more.

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    PLIANT meaning: 1. Pliant people are easily influenced or controlled by other people: 2. being able and willing to…. Learn more.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › pliantPliant - definition of pliant by The Free Dictionary

    1. Easily bent or flexed; pliable. See Synonyms at malleable. 2. Easily altered or modified to fit conditions; adaptable: a pliant poetic form. 3. Yielding readily to influence or domination; compliant: a pliant colonial regime.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › pliantPliant Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Pliant Definition. Easily bent; pliable. Easily altered or modified to fit conditions; adaptable. A pliant poetic form. Adaptable or compliant. Yielding readily to influence or domination; compliant. A pliant colonial regime. (figuratively) Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPLIANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. adjective. A pliant person can be easily influenced and controlled by other people. She's proud and stubborn, you know, under that pliant exterior. Synonyms: impressionable, susceptible, manageable, adaptable More Synonyms of pliant. 2. adjective.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpliant adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of pliant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Pliant definition: bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable. See examples of PLIANT used in a sentence.

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