pliability

Noun

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. the property of being easily bent without breakingSynonyms: bendabilityType of flexibility, flexiblenessKinds pliancy, pliantness
  2. adaptability of mind or character“he was valued for his reliability and pliability”“he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization”Synonyms: pliancypliantnesssupplenessType of adaptability
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Pli′a·bil′i·ty noun

The quality or state of being pliable; flexibility; as, pliability of disposition. “Pliability of movement.” Sir Walter Scott

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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