|
WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!
Adjective pliant has 4 senses
- plastic, pliant - capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature"
Antonym: unimpressionable (indirect, via impressionable)
- elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant - able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
Antonym: unadaptable (indirect, via adaptable)
- bendable, pliable, pliant - capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree"
Antonym: inflexible (indirect, via flexible)
- ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile - 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"
Antonym: inelastic (indirect, via elastic)
|