Meaning & use
Pliability
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The quality of being easily bent or flexible without breaking.
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The leather's pliability made it ideal for crafting gloves.
Years of stretching improved the dancer's pliability.
A note on using this word
Can describe physical materials as well as, figuratively, a person's willingness to adapt or compromise.
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Words with an opposite meaning
rigiditystiffness
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