[syn: pliability, pliancy, pliantness, suppleness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pliability \Pli`a*bil"i*ty\, n.
The quality or state of being pliable; flexibility; as,
pliability of disposition. "Pliability of movement." --Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pliability
n 1: the property of being easily bent without breaking [syn:
bendability, pliability]
2: 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]