pliable
81leng- — leng English meaning: to bend oneself; to sway Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘sich biegen, schaukeln, schwanken” Material: O.Ind. raṅgati ‘sich hin and her bewegen”; Alb. lëngor “pliable”; Lith. léngė, lénkė f. “Vertiefung”; ablaut.… …
82lenk- — lenk English meaning: to bend Deutsche Übersetzung: “biegen” Material: O.E. lōh ‘strap” (in mæst lōn pl., sceaft lō, lōh sceaft) from *laŋha , O.Ice. lengja f. ‘strap, stripe”, Dan. længe ‘seilstrippe”, here also O.Ice. lyng n.… …
83lento- — lento English meaning: flexible Deutsche Übersetzung: “biegsam, nachgebend” Material: O.Ind. latü “Ranke, Liane” (*ln̥tü); Lat. lentus “pliable, tough; slow”; maybe Alb.Gheg landë , Alb.Tosk lëndë “(*flexible ) wood, timber,… …
84pliant — [plī′ənt] adj. [ME plyande < MFr, prp. of plier: see PLIABLE] 1. easily bent; pliable 2. adaptable or compliant SYN. PLIABLE pliancy n. pliantness pliantly adv …
85tractile — adjective capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out ductile copper malleable metals such as gold they soaked the leather to made it pliable pliant molten glass made of highly tensile steel alloy • Syn: ↑ductile, ↑malle …
86pli´a|bly — pli|a|ble «PLY uh buhl», adjective. 1. easily bent; flexible; supple: »Willow twigs are pliable. 2. Figurative. easily influenced; yielding: »He is too pliable to be a good leader. ╂[< Middle French pliable < plier to bend; see etym. under …
87pli´a|ble|ness — pli|a|ble «PLY uh buhl», adjective. 1. easily bent; flexible; supple: »Willow twigs are pliable. 2. Figurative. easily influenced; yielding: »He is too pliable to be a good leader. ╂[< Middle French pliable < plier to bend; see etym. under …
88pli|a|ble — «PLY uh buhl», adjective. 1. easily bent; flexible; supple: »Willow twigs are pliable. 2. Figurative. easily influenced; yielding: »He is too pliable to be a good leader. ╂[< Middle French pliable < plier to bend; see etym. under …
89Buxom — Bux om, a. [OE. buxum, boxom, buhsum, pliable, obedient, AS. b[=o]csum, b[=u]hsum (akin to D. buigzaam blexible, G. biegsam); b[=u]gan to bow, bend + sum, E. some. See {Bow} to bend, and { some}.] 1. Yielding; pliable or compliant; ready to obey; …
90Buxomly — Buxom Bux om, a. [OE. buxum, boxom, buhsum, pliable, obedient, AS. b[=o]csum, b[=u]hsum (akin to D. buigzaam blexible, G. biegsam); b[=u]gan to bow, bend + sum, E. some. See {Bow} to bend, and { some}.] 1. Yielding; pliable or compliant; ready to …
