pliable
English
/ˈplaɪəbəl/
adj
Definitions
- Soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.
- Easily persuaded; yielding to influence.
Etymology
Root from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (weave, plait, fold, twine, braid).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pleḱ-
Gloss
weave, plait, fold, twine, braid
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- explicit English
- impliable English
- nonpliable English
- pleached English
- pliableness English
- pliably English
- pliantly English
- pliantness English
- unpliable English
- unpliably English
- applico Latin
- applicātiōnem Latin
- applicō Latin
- complexiō Latin
- complexus Latin
- complicare Latin
- complicatus Latin
- complico Latin
- deplico Latin
- dis- Latin
- displico Latin
- dēplicō, dēplicāre Latin
- explicāre Latin
- implicare Latin
- implicatus Latin
- plagium Latin
- plexus Latin
- plico, plicāre Latin
- plicāre Latin
- replico Latin
- replicāre, replicō, replico Latin
- replicātus Latin
- πλέκω Ancient Greek
- *pleḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *flahsą Proto-Germanic
- *flakkōn Proto-Germanic
- *flaskǭ Proto-Germanic
- *flehtaną Proto-Germanic
- *plestì Proto-Slavic
- ploiant Old French
- *plektō Proto-Italic
- *plekō Proto-Italic