Malleable vs. Pliant
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Difference Between Malleable and Pliant
Malleableadjective
Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
Pliantadjective
Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking
a pliant threadpliant waxMalleableadjective
(metaphorical) Flexible, liable to change.
My opinion on the subject is malleable.Pliantadjective
(figuratively) Easily influenced; tractable.
Malleableadjective
in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext
Pliantadjective
capable of being influenced or formed;
the plastic minds of childrena pliant natureADVERTISEMENT
Malleableadjective
easily influenced
Pliantadjective
able to adjust readily to different conditions;
an adaptable persona flexible personalityan elastic clause in a contractMalleableadjective
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out;
ductile coppermalleable metals such as goldthey soaked the leather to made it pliablepliant molten glassmade of highly tensile steel alloyPliantadjective
capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking;
a flexible wirea pliant young treePliantadjective
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out;
ductile coppermalleable metals such as goldthey soaked the leather to made it pliablepliant molten glassmade of highly tensile steel alloy
