pliancy
1
6.7
- noun
- /ˈplaɪənsi/
:
flexibilidad
- Her pliancy in dealing with unexpected changes at work made her an invaluable team member.
Examples
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"You want to, all right." He smiled faintly, aware of her new pliancy in his arms.
Fiction book (1994) -
Thirteen years after the Court's description, in Lemon, of the pliancy of the wall of separation, the United States Supreme Court was confronted with an issue of whether a city's inclusion of a nativity scene in its Christmas-time display was constitutional.
Academic text (1991) -
Not only must educators adapt to their students, but students must have the pliancy to adapt to their teachers.
Academic text (1997) -
Yet this could also be read as an assertion of the pliancy of human nature and the imperative of solidarity under whatever strain.
Academic text (2003) -
Unfortunately, her mother had always been a tougher customer, and even her father was unscrupulously willing to abandon his proper pliancy when he decided the situation justified it.
Fiction book (1998) -
(Jordan's present King Abdullah was shipped over to be educated in pliancy at my own stuffy Deerfield, Massachusetts, prep school.
Academic text (2012) -
He doesn't expect or want that women will naturally act like porn stars in bed; he expects that he will be able to turn them into porn stars in bed, with his massive dong packing her into a creaming pliancy.
Blog text (17) -
The less insistent rhythm allowed a keener awareness of the exquisite textures of skin, the marvelous flexibility of muscle, the firmness of bone, the pliancy of lips, and the syncopated beating of their hearts.
Fiction book (1992) -
A good dancer must possess a remarkable pliancy in their movements to perform effortlessly.
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The gymnast demonstrated incredible pliancy as she twisted and bent her body during the routine.
Synonyms
153
3.6
Ability to change plans or actions easily to fit new situations
11
3.9
Being able to change and work well in new situations
8
5.0
How easily someone or something changes to fit new situations
4
6.3
The ability to change or adapt easily in new situations
1
8.4
Being able to change often or easily
1
3.8
How easy it is to change something to fit different needs
1
6.1
Able to change opinions or plans easily
1
4.7
Being able to change ideas or plans easily
1
4.6
Ability to change easily to new situations
Ability to bend or change easily
The ability to change to fit new situations
The ability to change to fit new situations
A quality of becoming different often and without warning
Antonyms
How Flexible
- Specialized
2
7.4
- Specialized
4
6.3
37
3.0
1
6.7
- Specialized
3
6.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word pliancy comes from the old Latin root plicare, meaning 'to fold' or 'bend', the same idea as the simple word 'fold'. So, pliancy is the ability to bend or change easily, whether in the body or in a person's mind.