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1. Capable of being influenced or formed
   "a pliant nature"
   - plastic
    
2. Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
   "pliant molten glass"
   - ductile, malleable, pliable, tensile, tractile
    
3. Able to adjust readily to different conditions
   - elastic, flexible, pliable
    
4. Capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
   "a pliant young tree"
   - bendable, pliable, waxy

See also: adaptable, flexible, flexile, formed, impressible, impressionable, pliantness, waxy

Encyclopedia: Pliant