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pliantness

pliantness

7.7
Ability to bend or change easily
  • noun
  • /ˈplaɪəntnəs/
translation icon : flexibilidad
  • The pliantness of the material makes it ideal for crafting intricate shapes.

Examples

  • Her pliantness in negotiations helped the team reach a compromise quickly.

  • Over time, yoga increases both strength and pliantness in the body.

  • The pliantness of the material makes it ideal for crafting.

  • Her pliantness in negotiations impressed everyone.

  • Her pliantness in negotiations allowed the team to adapt quickly to changing circumstances.

  • Over time, practicing yoga enhances both strength and pliantness in the body.

  • The pliantness of the clay allows artists to create detailed sculptures with ease.

Synonyms

flexibility
vspliantness
153 3.6

Ability to change plans or actions easily to fit new situations

describes mere capacity rather than a deliberate choice to change
adaptability
vspliantness
11 3.9

Being able to change and work well in new situations

is the trait of being flexible rather than just adjusting to conditions
fluidity
vspliantness
8 5.0

How easily someone or something changes to fit new situations

is about general flexibility rather than smooth continuous change
plasticity
vspliantness
  • Specialized
4 6.3

The ability to change or adapt easily in new situations

is broader flexibility not limited to response to environments
adjustability
vspliantness
1 3.8

How easy it is to change something to fit different needs

means general flexibility rather than being changed by someone or something
pliancy
vspliantness
1 6.7

A quality of changing easily in mind or body

is the general term without listing specific domains like mind or body
adaptiveness
vspliantness
1 4.6

Ability to change easily to new situations

is about being flexible rather than showing fast active adjustment
pliability
vspliantness
1 6.1

Able to change opinions or plans easily

is the general ability to adapt rather than being easily influenced
suppleness
vspliantness
1 4.7

Being able to change ideas or plans easily

is general adaptability rather than the soft, graceful quality of change
flexibleness
vspliantness
3.9

The ability to change to fit new situations

is about adaptability itself rather than specific applied uses or results
adaptedness
vspliantness
  • Specialized
8.0

How well something fits a place or purpose

is the capacity to change rather than the state of already fitting

Antonyms

rigidity
7 7.0

Very strict and unwilling to change rules or plans

inflexibility
3 6.9

Refusing to change ideas or plans

How Flexible

suppleness
1 4.5
pliantness
7.7
flexibility
153 3.6
adaptability
11 3.9

Surface Forms

pliantness singular
pliantnesses plural

Morphology

pliantness = pliant (transparent) = pliant + ness

Formed by the adjective 'pliant' plus the productive noun-forming suffix '-ness', so the meaning is directly the quality of being pliant.

Etymology

The word pliantness comes from the Latin root plicare 'to fold' and is related to the common English word ply. So, think of something you can fold or bend easily, and you will remember that pliantness means the quality of being flexible and easy to change.