Pliable

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪəbÉ™l

Origin

From Middle English, from Old French pliant, from Latin plicare ("fold").

Full definition of pliable

Adjective

1. soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or moldedYou will find the clay perfectly pliable as long as it stays fairly moist.

Synonyms

• lithy

Derived terms

• pliableness
• pliably

Related terms

• pliability
• pliancy
• pliant
• ply