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pliant

/ˈplaɪənt/adjective

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लचीला, आसानी से प्रभावित होने वाला, आज्ञाकारी

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adjective
  1. 1

    (of a person) easy to influence or control

    लचीला, आसानी से प्रभावित होने वाला, आज्ञाकारी

    • a pliant government that did whatever the foreign power wanted
    • Critics said the committee was pliant and always approved whatever the chairman proposed.
    • The pliant officials signed whatever papers the contractor gave them.
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    • A pliant child may be easily led by stronger friends.
    • The editor refused to be pliant under pressure from the owner.

    Synonyms compliant docile biddable submissive malleable

    Opposite stubborn obstinate intractable wilful

  2. 2

    soft and bending easily

    लचीला, आसानी से मुड़ने वाला

    • pliant bamboo
    • The weavers choose pliant cane strips because they bend easily without breaking.
    • Fresh willow twigs are pliant enough to be woven into baskets.
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    • The dancer's pliant body moved gracefully to the rhythm.
    • Wet leather becomes pliant and easy to shape.

    Synonyms flexible pliable supple bendable elastic

    Opposite rigid stiff hard inflexible

◇Word family
pliable adj.pliancy noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

pli·ant

With -ant (not 'plient').

अंत में -ant ('plient' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the flexible words together: pliant and pliable (easily bent or influenced), supple (bending easily, of the body), malleable (of metal, easily shaped; of people, easily influenced), ductile (of metal, can be drawn into wire).

लचीलेपन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: pliant और pliable (आसानी से मुड़ने या प्रभावित होने वाला), supple (शरीर के लिए, आसानी से मुड़ने वाला), malleable (धातु के लिए, आसानी से आकार लेने वाला; लोगों के लिए, आसानी से प्रभावित), ductile (धातु के लिए, तार खींचा जा सके)।