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The quality or state of being supple; flexibility; pliableness; pliancy.
suppleness
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noun
- The quality or state of being flexible: bounce, ductility, elasticity, flexibility, flexibleness, give, malleability, malleableness, plasticity, pliability, pliableness, pliancy, pliantness, resilience, resiliency, spring, springiness. Obsolete flexure. See flexible/rigid.
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The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple
Synonyms: lissomeness, litheness
Meaning #2:
the property of being pliant
Synonyms: pliancy, pliantness
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