pliable meaning and definition

PLIABLE adjective

Definition of pliable (adjective)

1. susceptible to being led or directed
   • "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda"
   • synonyms: fictile
2. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
   • "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"
   • synonyms: ductile, malleable, pliant, tensile, tractile
3. able to adjust readily to different conditions
   • "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
   • synonyms: elastic, flexible, pliant
4. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
   • "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree"
   • synonyms: bendable, pliant, waxy