pliant

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective capable of being influenced or formed
  2. adjective capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
  3. adjective able to adjust readily to different conditions

Etymology

From Middle English pliaunt, from Old French ploiant, present participle of ploiier (“to fold”).

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Synonyms

plastic

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