pliable

Adjective
Synonyms: fictileductilemalleableplianttensiletractileelasticflexiblebendablewaxy

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (4)

  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: ductilemalleableplianttensiletractile
  3. able to adjust readily to different conditions“an adaptable person”“a flexible personality”“an elastic clause in a contract”Synonyms: elasticflexiblepliant
  4. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking“a flexible wire”“a pliant young tree”Synonyms: bendablepliantwaxy
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pliable \Pli"a*ble\, a. [F., fr. plier to bend, to fold. See Ply, v.]

1.Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant. [1913 Webster]

2.Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be persuaded; -- sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable youth. "Pliable she promised to be." --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] -- Pli"a*ble*ness, n. -- Pli"a*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]

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