"pliant" meaning in Anglais

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Adjective

IPA: \ˈplaɪənt\, ˈplaɪənt Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pliant.wav Forms: more pliant [comparative], most pliant [superlative]
  1. Souple, pliant.
    Sense id: fr-pliant-en-adj-aEqpykEG Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  2. Souple, pliant, influençable. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-pliant-en-adj-MxbUdanj Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Métaphores en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (Sens figuré): accommodating, amenable, docile, lenient, malleable, obliging Synonyms (Sens propre): bendable, flexible, pliable, supple Related terms: pliancy
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