Flexible vs. Pliable
Flexibleadjective
Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
Flexibleadjective
Willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate.
Flexibleadjective
Capable or being adapted or molded in some way.
Flexiblenoun
Something that is flexible.
Flexibleadjective
Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle.
Flexibleadjective
Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering.
Flexibleadjective
Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; as, a flexible language.
Flexibleadjective
extended meanings; capable of change;
Flexibleadjective
able to flex; able to bend easily;
Flexibleadjective
able to adjust readily to different conditions;
Flexibleadjective
bending and snapping back readily without breaking
Flexibleadjective
making or willing to make concessions;
Flexibleadjective
capable of bending easily without breaking
Flexibleadjective
able to be easily modified to respond to altered circumstances
Flexibleadjective
(of a person) ready and able to change so as to adapt to different circumstances
Pliableadjective
Soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.
Pliableadjective
Easily persuaded; yielding to influence.
Pliableadjective
Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant.
Pliableadjective
Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be persuaded; - sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable youth.
Pliableadjective
susceptible to being led or directed;
Pliableadjective
able to adjust readily to different conditions;
Pliableadjective
capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking;
Pliableadjective
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out;
