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pliant (adjective), more pliant, most pliant
1. A reference to someone who is easily influenced: The teacher had pliant students who learned more from her than from most of the other instructors in the school.
2. Characteristic of something or of a person that can change easily to fit different situations: Pete was a pliant carpenter who adapted to the various methods necessary to complete his projects.
3. Referring to something which is flexible, bendable, limber, or moldable: The soft leather was used for making clothing because it was so pliant and supple.
4. Etymology: from Latin plicare, "to fold", from French pliant, "bending".
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2. Characteristic of something or of a person that can change easily to fit different situations: Pete was a pliant carpenter who adapted to the various methods necessary to complete his projects.
3. Referring to something which is flexible, bendable, limber, or moldable: The soft leather was used for making clothing because it was so pliant and supple.
4. Etymology: from Latin plicare, "to fold", from French pliant, "bending".
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plic-, pli- plect-, plec-, plici-, -plex, -plexity, -plexus,
-ple, -pli, -plic, -plicat, -plicit, -plicate, -plication, -ply (page 6)
-ple, -pli, -plic, -plicat, -plicit, -plicate, -plication, -ply (page 6)