1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant.
2. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be persuaded; — sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable youth. "Pliable she promised to be." Dr. H. More. — Pli"a*ble*ness, n. — Pli"a*bly, adv.
PLIANCY
Pli"an*cy, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being pliant in sense; as, the pliancy of a rod. "Avaunt all specious pliancy of mind." Wordsworth.
PLIANT
Pli"ant, a. Etym: [F. pliant, p. pr. of plier to bend. See Ply, v.]
1. Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax. Also used figuratively: Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart. The will was then ductile and pliant to right reason. South.
2. Favorable to pliancy. [R.] "A pliant hour." Shak.
— Pli"ant*ly, adv.
— Pli"ant*ness, n.
PLICA
Pli"ca, n. Etym: [LL., a fold, fr. L. plicare to fold. See Ply, v.]
1. (Med.)
Defn: A disease of the hair (Plica polonica), in which it becomes twisted and matted together. The disease is of Polish origin, and is hence called also Polish plait. Dunglison.