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PLIANCY

\plˈa͡ɪənsi], \plˈa‍ɪənsi], \p_l_ˈaɪ_ə_n_s_i]\

Definitions of PLIANCY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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the quality of being easily adaptable

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the quality of being easily adaptable

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The quality or state of being pliant in sense; as, the pliancy of a rod.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The quality or state of being pliant in sense; as, the pliancy of a rod.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Quality of being easily bent or influenced.

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

The state of being pliant, in a physical or moral sense; easiness to be bent.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. The state of being pliant, in a physical or moral respect.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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