pliant
adjective
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable.
pliancy
-
a word derived from
pliant.
Example Sentences
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That pliancy is part of what makes the term fun to use, and also why applying it to anyone so freely is a futile exercise.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
Yet throughout there is a constant, distinctive search for a simple, singing sense of expression, for a pliancy of line, for a sophistication and sensitivity that lay in more than technical precision.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
But theater artists, filmmakers and novelists, drawn to the interior richness of Chekhov’s dramas, have discovered not only the timeliness of his untimely work but also its aesthetic pliancy and openness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2022
Robert Plant’s feckless pliancy throughout is hard to square with the exploratory nature of his later work.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2021
Her gentle pliancy seems incompatible with her hurtling force.
From Seeds of Pine by Janey Canuck
