pliability

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• Pliability — Pli a*bil i*ty, n. The quality or state of being pliable; flexibility; as, pliability of disposition. Pliability of movement. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pliability — index amenability, credulity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• pliability — 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

• pliability — noun 1. the property of being easily bent without breaking • Syn: ↑bendability • Derivationally related forms: ↑pliable, ↑bendable (for: ↑bendability) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• pliability — noun see pliable …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pliability — See pliable. * * * …   Universalium

• pliability — noun The quality or state of being pliable; flexibility; pliableness …   Wiktionary

• pliability — Synonyms and related words: abulia, acquiescence, adaptability, agreeability, agreeableness, alacrity, amenability, aptitude, aptness, ardor, bendability, biddability, brightness, cheerful consent, cleverness, compliableness, compliance, consent …   Moby Thesaurus

• pliability — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Flexibility] Syn. facility, elasticity, mobility; see flexibility 1 . 2. [Adaptability] Syn. susceptibility, passivity, obedience; see docility . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being flexible: bounce …   English dictionary for students

• pliability — pli·a·bil·i·ty || ‚plaɪə bɪlÉ™tɪ n. flexibility; being bendable; being easily influenced …   English contemporary dictionary

• pliability — n. Flexibleness, flexibility, suppleness, pliancy, pliableness …   New dictionary of synonyms