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pliable

/ˈplaɪəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
pli-able
IPA
/ˈplaɪəbəl/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.

adj

Easily persuaded; yielding to influence.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French ploiable, from ploiier (“to fold”). By surface analysis, ply + -able. Compare pliant.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more pliable (comparative) most pliable (superlative)

Derived Forms

impliable nonpliable pliableness pliably unpliable

Frequently Paired Words

pliability pliancy pliant ply

Synonyms

lithy bendable pliant waxy elastic flexible ductile malleable tensile tractile

Rhymes With

reliable viable liable unreliable undeniable unjustifiable unverifiable friable deniable flyable nonviable buyable

Questions

How do you pronounce pliable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈplaɪəbəl/.
What does pliable mean?
Soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.
Where does pliable come from?
From Middle French, from Old French ploiable, from ploiier (“to fold”). By surface analysis, ply + -able. Compare pliant.

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