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Definition of Pliant
Pliant

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.

Favorable to pliancy.

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Pliant Translations

pliant in German is biegsamen, schmiegsam
pliant in Latin is mollis


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