pli|ant

pli|ant
pli|ant «PLY uhnt», adjective.
1. bending easily; flexible; supple: »

pliant leather.

SYNONYM(S): pliable, limber. See syn. under flexible. (Cf. ↑flexible)
2. Figurative. easily influenced; yielding: »

a pliant nature. It was his wish that Lord Granville, a young man whom he believed to be pliant to his influence, should be Palmerston's successor (Lytton Strachey).

3. changing easily to fit different conditions; adaptable.
╂[< Old French pliant bending, present participle of plier; see etym. under ply2 (Cf. ↑ply)]
–pli´ant|ly, adverb.
–pli´ant|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • pli´ant|ly — pli|ant «PLY uhnt», adjective. 1. bending easily; flexible; supple: »pliant leather. SYNONYM(S): pliable, limber. See syn. under flexible. (Cf. ↑flexible) 2. Figurative. easily influenced; yielding: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • pli´ant|ness — pli|ant «PLY uhnt», adjective. 1. bending easily; flexible; supple: »pliant leather. SYNONYM(S): pliable, limber. See syn. under flexible. (Cf. ↑flexible) 2. Figurative. easily influenced; yielding: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • pli·ant — …   Useful english dictionary

  • in´com|pli´ant|ly — in|com|pli|ant «IHN kuhm PLY uhnt», adjective. not compliant; unaccommodating; unyielding. –in´com|pli´ant|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|com|pli|ant — «IHN kuhm PLY uhnt», adjective. not compliant; unaccommodating; unyielding. –in´com|pli´ant|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup´pli|ant|ly — sup|pli|ant «SUHP lee uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. asking or praying humbly and earnestly; supplicating: »lifting suppliant hands in a prayer for mercy. He sent a suppliant message for help. SYNONYM(S): beseeching. –n. a person who asks humbly… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sup|pli|ant — «SUHP lee uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. asking or praying humbly and earnestly; supplicating: »lifting suppliant hands in a prayer for mercy. He sent a suppliant message for help. SYNONYM(S): beseeching. –n. a person who asks humbly and earnestly …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|pli|ant — «kuhm PLY uhnt», adjective. complying; yielding; obliging: »A compliant person gives in to other people. SYNONYM(S): acquiescent. See syn. under obedient (Cf. ↑obedient) ╂[< comply + an] – …   Useful english dictionary

  • non|com|pli|ant — «NON kuhm PLY uhnt», noun. a person who fails or refuses to comply …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|com|pli|ant — «UHN kuhm PLY uhnt», adjective. = incompliant. (Cf. ↑incompliant) …   Useful english dictionary

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