[ US /ˈpɫaɪənt/ ]
[ UK /plˈa‍ɪ‍ənt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. capable of being influenced or formed
    a pliant nature
    the plastic minds of children
  2. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
    a flexible wire
    a pliant young tree
  3. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
    pliant molten glass
    ductile copper
    they soaked the leather to made it pliable
    made of highly tensile steel alloy
    malleable metals such as gold
  4. able to adjust readily to different conditions
    a flexible personality
    an adaptable person
    an elastic clause in a contract
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How To Use pliant In A Sentence

  • Since our previous work, we have achieved a significant decrease of applied pressure needed to form a cold-welded bond between the metal layer on the stamp and the substrate using a soft, compliant stamp.
  • I countered, soon becoming the stereotypical "noncompliant" black woman. Archive 2007-11-01
  • The mochos need to be reminded that laicity as is understood in Mexico does not allow them freedom to enforce what laws they want to make government compliant with Catholic principles. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
  • a pliant nature
  • Pet cheap plymouth hotels are disenchanted to refrigeration the medroxyprogesterone for pet phlogopite as the ingratitude of noncompliant for a pet are piggyback agamogenetic than june padding. Rational Review
  • The sock we designed is extremely, compliant and elastic, making it possible for the electrodes to make satisfactory contact with the epicardium.
  • Throughout his examination, Tadese sat motionless, submitting so pliantly as to give the impression of not being there at all.
  • Under the pleasurable sense of freedom, thanks to the relaxation of the bit, with stately bearing and legs pliantly moving he dashes forward in his pride, in every respect imitating the airs and graces of a horse approaching other horses. On Horsemanship
  • The British media may be attacked for the weakness of its investigative reporting and the salaciousness and dodgy practices of the tabloids, but I would rather err on the side of a profession that is hard to control than one that is pliant. Privacy decisions can't just be left to judges and politicians
  • The engine note is relatively subdued at lower revs and the ride is firm but compliant. Times, Sunday Times
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