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Pliableness

Pliable \Pli"a*ble\, a. [F., fr. plier to bend, to fold. See Ply, v.]

  1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant.

  2. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be persuaded; -- sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable youth. ``Pliable she promised to be.''
    --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] -- Pli"a*ble*ness, n. -- Pli"a*bly, adv.

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pliableness

n. The state of being pliable; pliability.