PLIABILITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Adaptability of mind or character

Example:

he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization

Synonyms:

pliability; pliancy; pliantness; suppleness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("pliability" is a kind of...):

adaptability (the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances)

Derivation:

pliable (able to adjust readily to different conditions)

Meaning:

The property of being easily bent without breaking

Synonyms:

bendability; pliability

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("pliability" is a kind of...):

flexibility; flexibleness (the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pliability"):

pliancy; pliantness; suppleness (the property of being pliant and flexible)

Derivation:

pliable (capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking)

pliable (capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out)