What does pliable mean?

pliable means "susceptible to being led or directed". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pliable?

pliable has 3 syllables: pli-a-ble. The stress falls on "pli". In IPA it is /ˈplaɪəbəl/.

What is another word for pliable?

Close synonyms include fictile, ductile, malleable, pliant, tensile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pliable a common word?

pliable is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

pliable — meaning, pronunciation and 4 definitions

adjective

4 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
susceptible to being led or directed
“fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda”
Synonymsfictile
Similarsusceptible
2.
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”
Synonymsductile malleable pliant tensile tractile
Similarformed
3.
able to adjust readily to different conditions
“an adaptable person”
“a flexible personality”
“an elastic clause in a contract”
Synonymselastic flexible pliant
Similaradaptable
4.
capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
“a flexible wire”
“a pliant young tree”
Synonymsbendable pliant waxy
Similarflexible

Questions about pliable

What does pliable mean?: pliable means "susceptible to being led or directed". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in pliable?: pliable has 3 syllables: pli-a-ble. The stress falls on "pli". In IPA it is /ˈplaɪəbəl/.
What is another word for pliable?: Close synonyms include fictile, ductile, malleable, pliant, tensile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is pliable a common word?: pliable is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for pliable come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

4 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
susceptible to being led or directed
“fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda”
Synonymsfictile
Similarsusceptible
2.
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”
Synonymsductile malleable pliant tensile tractile
Similarformed
3.
able to adjust readily to different conditions
“an adaptable person”
“a flexible personality”
“an elastic clause in a contract”
Synonymselastic flexible pliant
Similaradaptable
4.
capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
“a flexible wire”
“a pliant young tree”
Synonymsbendable pliant waxy
Similarflexible

Questions about pliable

What does pliable mean?: pliable means "susceptible to being led or directed". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in pliable?: pliable has 3 syllables: pli-a-ble. The stress falls on "pli". In IPA it is /ˈplaɪəbəl/.
What is another word for pliable?: Close synonyms include fictile, ductile, malleable, pliant, tensile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is pliable a common word?: pliable is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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