PLIANT


Meaning of PLIANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ plaɪənt ]

1.

A pliant person can be easily influenced and controlled by other people.

She’s proud and stubborn, you know, under that pliant exterior.

= compliant, pliable

ADJ

2.

If something is pliant , you can bend it easily without breaking it.

...pliant young willows.

= pliable, supple

ADJ

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