- pliable, flexible
- طَوِيّ (قابِلٌ الطيّ، طَيِّع) \ pliable, flexible.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
pliable, flexible
Look at other dictionaries:
pliable — late 15c., from O.Fr. pliable flexible, from plier to bend (see PLY (Cf. ply) (n.)). Related: Pliability … Etymology dictionary
flexible — [ flɛksibl ] adj. • 1314; lat. flexibilis, de flexus, p. p. de flectere → fléchir 1 ♦ Qui se laisse courber, plier. ⇒ élastique, pliable, souple. Jonc, roseau flexible. Lame d acier flexible. Cou flexible. Rendre flexible. ⇒ assouplir. Une femme… … Encyclopédie Universelle
pliable — [ plijabl ] adj. • 1559; de plier ♦ Qui peut être plié aisément. ⇒ flexible, souple. Un carton pliable. ● pliable adjectif Qui peut être plié. ● pliable (synonymes) adjectif Qui peut être plié. Synonymes … Encyclopédie Universelle
Flexible — Flex i*ble, a. [L. flexibilis: cf. F. flexible.] 1. Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle. [1913 Webster] When the splitting wind Makes … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pliable — Pli a*ble, a. [F., fr. plier to bend, to fold. See {Ply}, v.] 1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant. [1913 Webster] 2. Flexible in disposition;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pliable — Pliable. adj. v. de tout genre. Pliant, flexible, aisé à plier. Cette sorte de bois n est guere pliable. Il se dit aussi fig. de l esprit, de l humeur. Avoir l esprit pliable, l humeur pliable & docile … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
flexible — I adjective adaptable, adjustable, bendable, bending, capable of conforming to new situations, capable of responding to changing situations, disposed to yield, ductile, easily bent, easily managed, elastic, facilis, flexibilis, flexile, formable … Law dictionary
pliable — I adjective accommodating, acquiescent, adaptable, adaptive, adjustable, alterable, amenable, assenting, bendable, biddable, changeable, compliant, conformable, conforming, controllable, docile, ductile easily bent, easily influenced, easily… … Law dictionary
pliable — [plī′ə bəl] adj. [LME plyable < MFr < plier, to bend, fold < L plicare, to fold, bend: see PLY1] 1. easily bent or molded; flexible 2. easily influenced or persuaded; tractable 3. adjusting readily; adaptable pliability n. pliableness… … English World dictionary
flexible — [adj1] pliable, bendable adjustable, bending, ductile, elastic, extensible, extensile, flexile, formable, formative, impressionable, like putty*, limber, lithe, malleable, moldable, plastic, pliant, soft, spongy, springy, stretch, stretchable,… … New thesaurus
pliable — *plastic, pliant, ductile, malleable, adaptable Analogous words: lithe, limber, *supple: *elastic, resilient, springy, flexible: *compliant, acquiescent Antonyms: obstinate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
