[syn: pliability, pliancy, pliantness, suppleness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Suppleness \Sup"ple*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being supple; flexibility;
pliableness; pliancy.
[1913 Webster] Suppletive
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
suppleness
n 1: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and
supple [syn: lissomeness, litheness, suppleness]
2: the property of being pliant and flexible [syn: pliancy,
pliantness, suppleness]
3: adaptability of mind or character; "he was valued for his
reliability and pliability"; "he increased the leanness and
suppleness of the organization" [syn: pliability,
pliancy, pliantness, suppleness]