pliability
1. the property of being easily bent without breaking • Syn: bendability • Derivationally related forms: pliable, bendable (for: bendability) • Hypernyms: flexibility, flexibleness • Hyponyms: pliancy, pliantness, suppleness 2. adaptability of mind or character - he was valued for his reliability and pliability - he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization • Syn: pliancy, pliantness, suppleness • Derivationally related forms: supple (for: suppleness), pliant (for: pliantness), pliant (for: pliancy), pliable • Hypernyms: adaptability
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