definition of
pliant

[1] #1 pliant s. [plastic] capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature". wn

[2] #2 pliant s. [ductile, malleable, pliable, tensile, tractile] capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy". wn

[3] #3 pliant s. [elastic, flexible, pliable] able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract". wn

[4] #4 pliant s. [bendable, pliable, waxy] capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree". wn