Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being pliant, or easily bent or inclined in any desired direction; readiness to be persuaded or influenced: as, the pliancy of a rod; pliancy of disposition.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being pliant in sense.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality of being
pliant .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun adaptability of mind or character
- noun the property of being pliant and flexible
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Examples
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Small-scale J'aime Crandall performed with pliancy and ease.
Neapolitan Sunshine Brightens Danish Gloom Robert Greskovic 2011
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Yet he could not shake from his brain and vision the warm recollection of those bronze slippers, that clinging gown, and all the feminine softness and pliancy of Dede in her pretty
Chapter XX 2010
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Mr. Carreño, substituting for the indisposed Maxim Beloserkovsky, supported Ms. Dvorovenko with strength and confidence, dancing with much of his usual impressive pliancy and unhurried finesse, even at this late stage of his career.
These Ladies of the Lake Sprout No Feathers Robert Greskovic 2011
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He would be both ashamed and afraid to bring forward, for the most distinguished or lucrative stations, candidates who had no other merit than that of coming from the same State to which he particularly belonged, or of being in some way or other personally allied to him, or of possessing the necessary insignificance and pliancy to render them the obsequious instruments of his pleasure.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Kagan’s Memos for Justice Marshall 2010
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Small-scale J'aime Crandall performed with pliancy and ease.
Neapolitan Sunshine Brightens Danish Gloom Robert Greskovic 2011
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Mr. Carreño, substituting for the indisposed Maxim Beloserkovsky, supported Ms. Dvorovenko with strength and confidence, dancing with much of his usual impressive pliancy and unhurried finesse, even at this late stage of his career.
These Ladies of the Lake Sprout No Feathers Robert Greskovic 2011
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Baidu is often described in the press as China's "home-grown" internet portal and search service, as though its native parentage somehow explains the company's reported pliancy in acquiescing to government censorship demands.
Peter Scheer: More Power to Google in China: Why Does US-Backed Baidu.com Get a Pass? 2010
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The richness and pliancy of the chorus and orchestra was a central element in the performance in both operas.
Long Night's Journey Heidi Waleson 2010
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The richness and pliancy of the chorus and orchestra was a central element in the performance in both operas.
Long Night's Journey Heidi Waleson 2010
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Such ruminative, nostalgic music voices a lament for the Slavonic folk music of a fading past and therefore calls for more resonance and pliancy.
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