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Definition of Pliant

Pliant
Pliant Pli"ant, a. [F. pliant, p. pr. of plier to bend. See Ply, v.] 1. Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax. Also used figuratively: Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart. The will was then ductile and pliant to right reason. --South. 2. Favorable to pliancy. [R.] ``A pliant hour.' --Shak. -- Pli"ant*ly, adv. -- Pli"ant*ness, n.

Meaning of Pliant from wikipedia

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- Discouraged borderline (Including avoidant, depressive, and dependant features) Pliant, submissive, loyal, humble; feels vulnerable and in constant jeopardy; feels...
- according to The Federalist No. 43, designed to establish a balance between pliancy and rigidity:[better source needed] It guards equally against that extreme...
- original shape. Cartilage is one material that a pliant skeleton may be composed of, but most pliant skeletons are formed from a mixture of proteins,...
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- (from Ancient Gr****: στρεπτός, romanized: streptós, lit. 'easily twisted, pliant'), together with the suffix "-coccus" (from Modern Latin: coccus, from Ancient...