pliant

adj.

1. Easily bent or flexed; pliable. See synonyms at malleable.
2. Easily altered or modified to fit conditions; adaptable.
3. Yielding readily to influence or domination; compliant.

[Middle English, from Old French, present participle of plier, to fold, bend, from Latin plicāre.]

pliancy pli'an·cy or pli'ant·ness n.
pliantly pli'ant·ly adv.

adjective

1. Capable of being shaped, bent, or drawn out, as by hammering or pressure: ductile, flexible, flexile, flexuous, malleable, moldable, plastic, pliable, supple, workable. See flexible/rigid.
2. Capable of adapting or being adapted: adaptable, adaptive, adjustable, elastic, flexible, malleable, pliable, supple. See change/persist.
3. Easily altered or influenced: ductile, elastic, flexible, flexile, impressionable, malleable, plastic, pliable, suggestible, supple. See flexible/rigid.

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The adjective has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: capable of being influenced or formed
  Synonym: plastic

Meaning #2: able to adjust readily to different conditions
  Synonyms: elastic, flexible, pliable

Meaning #3: capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
  Synonyms: bendable, pliable

Meaning #4: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  Synonyms: ductile, malleable, pliable, tensile, tractile

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - bøjelig, eftergivende

Nederlands (Dutch)
buigbaar, volgzaam, beïnvloedbaar

Français (French)
adj. - flexible, malléable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - biegsam, geschmeidig, formbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εύκαμπτος, εύπλαστος

Italiano (Italian)
flessibile, docile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - flexível, maleável, dócil

Русский (Russian)
гибкий, уступчивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - flexible, dócil

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - böjlig, smidig, eftergiven, lättpåverkad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
易曲折的, 柔顺的, 柔软的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 易曲折的, 柔順的, 柔軟的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 휘기 쉬운, 나긋나긋한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 曲げやすい, 柔軟な, 柔順な, 言いなりになる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قابل الإلتواء أو الانحناء, دمث الخلق, لين, ططيع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קל להשפעה, צייתן, נוח לעיצוב, כפיף, גמיש‬

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