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PLIABILITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Adaptability of mind or character
Example:
he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization
Synonyms:
pliability; pliancy; pliantness; suppleness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("pliability" is a kind of...):
adaptability (the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances)
Derivation:
pliable (able to adjust readily to different conditions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The property of being easily bent without breaking
Synonyms:
bendability; pliability
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("pliability" is a kind of...):
flexibility; flexibleness (the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pliability"):
pliancy; pliantness; suppleness (the property of being pliant and flexible)
Derivation:
pliable (capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking)
pliable (capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out)
