pliable

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective susceptible to being led or directed
  2. adjective capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  3. adjective able to adjust readily to different conditions

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French ploiable, from ploiier (“to fold”). By surface analysis, ply + -able. Compare pliant.

In classic literature

Synonyms

fictile

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