- pliable
- pliable late 15c., from O.Fr. pliable "flexible," from plier "to bend" (see PLY (Cf. ply) (n.)). Related: Pliability.
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pliable — [ plijabl ] adj. • 1559; de plier ♦ Qui peut être plié aisément. ⇒ flexible, souple. Un carton pliable. ● pliable adjectif Qui peut être plié. ● pliable (synonymes) adjectif Qui peut être plié. Synonymes … Encyclopédie Universelle
Pliable — Pli a*ble, a. [F., fr. plier to bend, to fold. See {Ply}, v.] 1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant. [1913 Webster] 2. Flexible in disposition;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pliable — Pliable. adj. v. de tout genre. Pliant, flexible, aisé à plier. Cette sorte de bois n est guere pliable. Il se dit aussi fig. de l esprit, de l humeur. Avoir l esprit pliable, l humeur pliable & docile … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
pliable — [plī′ə bəl] adj. [LME plyable < MFr < plier, to bend, fold < L plicare, to fold, bend: see PLY1] 1. easily bent or molded; flexible 2. easily influenced or persuaded; tractable 3. adjusting readily; adaptable pliability n. pliableness… … English World dictionary
pliable — I adjective accommodating, acquiescent, adaptable, adaptive, adjustable, alterable, amenable, assenting, bendable, biddable, changeable, compliant, conformable, conforming, controllable, docile, ductile easily bent, easily influenced, easily… … Law dictionary
pliable — *plastic, pliant, ductile, malleable, adaptable Analogous words: lithe, limber, *supple: *elastic, resilient, springy, flexible: *compliant, acquiescent Antonyms: obstinate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pliable — [adj] bendable, adaptable compliant, docile, ductile, easily led, easy, flexible, impressionable, limber, lithe, malleable, manageable, manipulable, moldable, obedient, plastic, pliant, putty*, receptive, responsive, rolling with the punches*,… … New thesaurus
pliable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) easily bent; flexible. 2) easily influenced or swayed. DERIVATIVES pliability noun. ORIGIN French, from Latin plicare to bend or fold … English terms dictionary
pliable — [[t]pla͟ɪ͟əb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If something is pliable, you can bend it easily without cracking or breaking it. As your baby grows bigger, his bones become less pliable... The finely twined baskets are made with young, pliable spruce roots.… … English dictionary
PLIABLE — adj. des deux genres Pliant, flexible, aisé à plier. Cette sorte de bois n est guère pliable. Il s emploie aussi figurément, et signifie, Docile, disposé à se laisser conduire, gouverner. Avoir l esprit pliable, l humeur pliable. Il est peu… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
