Antonyms for pliant
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : plahy-uhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈplaɪ ənt |
Definition of pliant
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French ploiant "bending, supple; compliant, fickle," as a noun, "turncoat" (13c.), present participle of ploier "to bend" (see ply (n.)). Figurative sense of "easily influenced" is from c.1400. Related: Pliancy.
- adj yielding under influence
- adj yielding under physical pressure
- adj adaptable
- So slight, yet so round, so trim, yet so pliant—she was grace itself.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- The pileus is thin, pliant when fresh but somewhat brittle when dry.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- Unhappily I am not a Greek woman, pliant to the whims of artists and voluptuaries.
- Extract from : « King Candaules » by Thophile Gautier
- Bend to the earth our pliant knees, And speak—but as our masters please?
- Extract from : « The Liberty Minstrel » by George W. Clark
- The atmosphere that surrounds us is so often treacherous to our pliant natures!
- Extract from : « The Choice of Life » by Georgette Leblanc
- Not merely tall, but pliant, elastic, and graceful in no ordinary degree.
- Extract from : « Honor O'callaghan » by Mary Russell Mitford
- Who flies me with pliant oars, flies overbounding the sea-depths?
- Extract from : « The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus » by Caius Valerius Catullus
- And the people were pliant and willing under their restraints.
- Extract from : « Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate » by Charles M. Skinner
- He drew her close to him, with an arm about her pliant waist.
- Extract from : « Mountain Blood » by Joseph Hergesheimer
- The Eastern people are, to a certain extent, pliant and easily led.
- Extract from : « India and the Indians » by Edward F. Elwin
Synonyms for pliant
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