PLI'ANT, adjective That may be easily bent; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; flexile; lithe; limber; as a pliant thread. 1. That may be easily formed or molded to a different shape; as pliant wax. 2. Easily yielding to moral influence; easy to be persuaded; ductile. The will was then more ductile and pliant to right reason.
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