pliant

a. தொய்வான, எளிதில் வளைகிற, ஒசிவான, செல்வாக்கிற்கு எளிதில் விட்டுக்கொடுக்கிற, எளிதாக வசப்படுகிற, ஒத்திசைந்து போகிற.

Synonyms

flexible supple limber like ductile yielding manageable facile lithe pliant

Antonyms

stiff stubborn brittle unbending unyielding unmanageable inexorable

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.

pliant - Similar Words

plant plainant splint plinth planet plaint pianet libant suppliant replicant