Meaning & Definition of Pliable in English

1. Susceptible to being led or directed

• "Fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda"

2. Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

• "Ductile copper"

• "Malleable metals such as gold"

• "They soaked the leather to made it pliable"

• "Pliant molten glass"

• "Made of highly tensile steel alloy"

3. Able to adjust readily to different conditions

• "An adaptable person"

• "A flexible personality"

• "An elastic clause in a contract"

4. Capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking

• "A flexible wire"

• "A pliant young tree"