pliability
- noun
- /plaɪəˈbɪlɪti/
:
maleabilidad
- The trainer emphasized the importance of muscle pliability in avoiding injuries during workouts.
Examples
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The ball struck the top of the webbing of a glove whose pliability Alex Popov so prized that he’d appropriated it from his girlfriend a year and a half earlier.
Fiction book (2002) -
It's irreversible hardening of the actual lung tissue itself, where the elasticity of the lung and the pliability of the lung goes down.
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Another option is plastic-coated garden or landscaping wire, again 12-gauge at minimum for shape and pliability.
Blog text (15) -
After many years of use, when I lost both the pliability and the shape of my legs, when my back became a lifeless tangle of rags filled with the smells of poverty, and when I ceased holding an honorable position, they moved me to a lesser room.
Fiction book (1993) -
That comes from the technique borrowed from puff pastry, which creates very thin layers of butter in the dough but also develops a bit of gluten from the stretching and folding that gives the dough structure and pliability.
Blog text (15) -
Because metal-stem pliability along the longitudinal axis is limited, kinking of the common bile duct at the level of the proximal end of the metal stent resulted in occlusion in 2 patients.
Academic text (1992) -
Students with poor posture received classroom instruction on how to improve muscle tone and pliability, followed by gymnasium drills in chest lifts, heel cord strengthening, and tummy tucks.
Academic text (2012) -
The pliability of the clay makes it easy to shape into various designs.
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This rubber band has a great pliability, allowing it to stretch without breaking.
Synonyms
37
3.0
Ability to bend or change shape without breaking
2
7.4
The ability of a metal to be shaped by hammering or pressure without cracking
1
4.5
Being able to bend and move the body easily
1
6.1
Easy to shape or bend without breaking
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6.7
A quality of changing easily in mind or body
Ability of a material to be shaped into a curve without breaking
How easily a material like rubber changes shape without breaking
The ability to bend or change shape without breaking
A material quality that lets you shape it without breaking, like metal or plastic
The ease with which a person can be influenced or changed
Ability to bend or change easily
Antonyms
How Flexible
- Specialized
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7.4
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3.0
- Specialized
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6.0
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3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pliability comes from the Latin root plicare meaning 'to fold', a root you can spot in the English word pleat. So, the pliability of a material is its ability to 'bend' or be shaped without breaking.