pliable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French, from Old French ploiable, from ploiier (“to fold”). By surface analysis, ply +‎ -able. Compare pliant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈplaɪəbəl/ Rhymes: -aɪəbəl === Adjective === pliable (comparative more pliable, superlative most pliable) Soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded. Easily persuaded; yielding to influence. ==== Synonyms ==== (soft, flexible): lithy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== pliability pliancy pliant ply ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “pliable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “pliable”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “pliable”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == French == === Etymology === From plier +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === pliable (plural pliables) pliable === Further reading === “pliable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012