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pliant
Overview of adj pliant
The adj pliant has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) plastic, pliant -- (capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature")
2. ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile -- (capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy")
3. elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant -- (able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract")
4. bendable, pliable, pliant -- (capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree")
Grep of noun pliant
noncompliant
pliantness
suppliant
Antonyms of adj pliant
4 senses of pliant
Sense 1
plastic, pliant
INDIRECT (VIA impressionable) -> unimpressionable
Sense 2
ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile
INDIRECT (VIA formed) -> unformed
Sense 3
elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant
INDIRECT (VIA adaptable) -> unadaptable
Sense 4
bendable, pliable, pliant
INDIRECT (VIA flexible) -> inflexible
Similarity of adj pliant
4 senses of pliant
Sense 1
plastic, pliant
=> impressionable (vs. unimpressionable), impressible
Sense 2
ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile
=> formed (vs. unformed)
Sense 3
elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant
=> adaptable (vs. unadaptable)
Sense 4
bendable, pliable, pliant
=> flexible (vs. inflexible), flexile
Pertainyms of adj pliant
Attributes of adj pliant
Domain of adj pliant
Domain Terms of adj pliant
Familiarity of adj pliant
pliant used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Grep of adj pliant
compliant
noncompliant
pliant
suppliant
y2k compliant
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