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Webster 1913 Edition


Pliancy

Pli′an-cy

,
Noun.
The quality or state of being pliant in sense;
as, the
pliancy
of a rod
.
“Avaunt all specious pliancy of mind.”
Wordsworth.

Webster 1828 Edition


Pliancy

PLI'ANCY

,
Noun.
[from pliant.] Easiness to be bent; in a physical sense; as the pliancy of a rod, of cordage or of limbs.
1.
Readiness to yield to moral influence; as pliancy of temper.

Definition 2024


pliancy

pliancy

English

Noun

pliancy (countable and uncountable, plural pliancies)

  1. The quality of being pliant.