pliableness
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Pliableness — Pliable Pli a*ble, a. [F., fr. plier to bend, to fold. See {Ply}, v.] 1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant. [1913 Webster] 2. Flexible in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pliableness — noun see pliable … New Collegiate Dictionary
pliableness — noun The state of being pliable; pliability … Wiktionary
pliableness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being flexible: bounce, ductility, elasticity, flexibility, flexibleness, give, malleability, malleableness, plasticity, pliability, pliancy, pliantness, resilience, resiliency, spring,… … English dictionary for students
pliableness — n. See pliability … New dictionary of synonyms
pliableness — pli·a·ble·ness … English syllables
pliableness — noun ( es) : pliability … Useful english dictionary
flexibility — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Pliability] Syn. pliancy, plasticity, flexibleness, pliableness, suppleness, elasticity, flaccidity, extensibility, limberness, litheness. 2. [Tractability] Syn. compliance, affability, complaisance, versatility; see… … English dictionary for students
Ductility — Duc*til i*ty, n. [Cf. F. ductilit[ e].] 1. The property of a metal which allows it to be drawn into wires or filaments. [1913 Webster] 2. Tractableness; pliableness. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Suppleness — Sup ple*ness, n. The quality or state of being supple; flexibility; pliableness; pliancy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
