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UK
/plˌaɪəbˈɪlɪti/
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NOUN
- the property of being easily bent without breaking
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adaptability of mind or character
he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization
he was valued for his reliability and pliability
How To Use pliability In A Sentence
- In addition to worrying about the pliability of the unions, The Met must also worry about some group of canny visionaries figuring out how to churn out high definition, high quality opera productions designed exclusively for the movies and home markets in places where talent is available and cheap, labor costs are trivial, and sound stages go begging. Ivan Katz: And So Falleth the Sky
- The wind makes a chaos of their red-brown stems, dishevelling them as if to test their pliability, in spite of a protective hedge around each bed, of dogwood, maple, elm or ash. Wildwood
- The piece above reminds you that after enough experience, you too can become like "one take Frank," belting it out just so on the first try, especially in mediums that allow for that kind of pliability (like the web as opposed to say hardware). The Onda
- His pursuit of ideal and his failure shows the neutrality, flexibility and pliability of the spirit of classical Chinese tragedies.
- SPALDING'S SPECIAL LEAGUE MASK, used by all leading professional catchers, extra heavy wire, well padded with goat hair, and the padding faced with the best imported dogskin, which is impervious to perspiration, and retains its pliability and softness $3.50 Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1889
- The clay is exhibiting its elasticity on the shovel; the recent spell of rain altering its pliability.
- First, there is in this temperament a certain pliability and impressibility, as compared with the rest of the Anglo-Saxon race; it shows a finer grain and a nicer touch. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867
- In either case, we assume what can never be proved, and an instrument is introduced of such subtlety and pliability as to make the Scriptures mean anything -- ` Gallus in campanili 'as the Scripture and Truth: Dissertations by the Late Benjamin Jowett with Introduction by Lewis Campbell.
- A popular advice book in the 1830s told young American women, “In whatever situation of life a woman is placed from her cradle to her grave, a spirit of obedience and submission, pliability of temper, and humility of mind, are required from her.” A Renegade History of the United States
- Val, yes, the liquid glycerin is for help with the pliability (is that even a word?) Final Photos & Instructions for Jelly Roll Soaps