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PLIABILITY

\plˌa͡ɪəbˈɪlɪti], \plˌa‍ɪəbˈɪlɪti], \p_l_ˌaɪ_ə_b_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_t_i]\

Definitions of PLIABILITY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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the property of being easily bent without breaking
the quality of being easily adaptable

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the property of being easily bent without breaking
the quality of being easily adaptable

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The quality or state of being able to be bent or creased repeatedly. (From Webster, 3d ed)

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The quality of being easily bent.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

n. Quality of being pliable; flexibility.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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