Found 2 items, similar to Pliantness.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pliantness pliantness n 1: the property of being pliant [syn: pliancy, suppleness] 2: the quality of being easily adaptable [syn: pliability, pliancy]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pliantness Pliant \Pli"ant\, a. [F. pliant, p. pr. of plier to bend. See Ply, v.] 1. Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax. Also used figuratively: Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart. [1913 Webster] The will was then ductile and pliant to right reason. --South. [1913 Webster] 2. Favorable to pliancy. [R.] “A pliant hour.” --Shak. -- Pli"ant*ly, adv. -- Pli"ant*ness, n. [1913 Webster]