PLIABLENESS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

pliableness

noun

Definition of pliableness

as in pliantness

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Noun

Upping the ante with vegetable protein also improves pliability, so hair is less prone to breakage with continued use.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 14 July 2026
Maxo sounds invigorated, finding the middle ground between Personification’s slack delivery and the tonal pliability that made Brandon Banks and Weight of the World so immediate.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026

Definition of pliability

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Gibson points to the importance of ductility—a material’s capacity to be reshaped and, in the case of Quantum Formatics, made into wires flexible enough to be wound into superconducting magnets.

— Alan Patterson, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026
The goal is to identify alloys that maintain the high melting temperature of tungsten while improving its ductility for practical use.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026

Definition of ductility

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The result is a suppleness-restoring, hyperpigmentation-fading, fine line-plumping serum with hundreds of five-star ratings.

— Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 29 July 2026
Grenache and Cinsault offer suppleness and aromatic lift when handled with restraint, while Mourvèdre provides structure without excessive sweetness when grown at altitude.

— Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Definition of suppleness

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In surrendering to remoteness and distance—what can’t be seen or decided, whether because of memory’s pliancy or people’s opacity—the show birthed something new, or seemed to.

— Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
The leave-in Hair Dew brings pliancy to hair, and a good pick for thirsty strands is the What the Hemp deep moisture mask, which deeply moisturizes but feels light as air.

— Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2023

Definition of pliancy

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