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pliability

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pli·a·ble  (pl-bl)
adj.
1. Easily bent or shaped. See Synonyms at malleable.
2. Receptive to change; adaptable: pliable attitudes.
3. Easily influenced, persuaded, or swayed; tractable.

[Middle English, from Old French, from plier, to bend; see pliant.]

plia·bili·ty, plia·ble·ness n.
plia·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pliability - the property of being easily bent without breaking
flexibility, flexibleness - the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped
pliancy, pliantness, suppleness - the property of being pliant and flexible
2.pliability - adaptability of mind or character; "he was valued for his reliability and pliability"; "he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization"
adaptability - the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances
Translations
pliability [ˌplaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ] N (also fig) → flexibilidad f
pliability
nBiegsamkeit f; (of leather)Geschmeidigkeit f; (of character, mind, person)Formbarkeit f; (= docility)Fügsamkeit f
pliability [ˌplaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n (see adj) → flessibilità, malleabilità
pliability [ˌplaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n (see adj) → flessibilità, malleabilità


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With this collection of valuables, Monsieur Le Quoi had stepped behind a counter, and, with a wonderful pliability of temperament, had dropped into his assumed character as gracefully as he had ever moved in any other.
Her expression--bright, frank, and intelligent--appeared, while she was silent, to be altogether wanting in those feminine attractions of gentleness and pliability, without which the beauty of the handsomest woman alive is beauty incomplete.
Fairfax had begged a holiday for Adele, because she had a cold; and, as Adele seconded the request with an ardour that reminded me how precious occasional holidays had been to me in my own childhood, I accorded it, deeming that I did well in showing pliability on the point.
 
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