PLIANTNESS

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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 ("pliantness" is a kind of...):

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

Derivation:

pliant (able to adjust readily to different conditions)

pliant (capable of being influenced or formed)

Meaning:

The property of being pliant and flexible

Synonyms:

pliancy; pliantness; suppleness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

bendability; pliability (the property of being easily bent without breaking)

Derivation:

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

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