Hyphenation of pliable

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word pliable? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

pli-able

Definitions of pliable:

1.
Susceptible to being led or directed
Fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda
2.
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
3.
Able to adjust readily to different conditions
An adaptable person A flexible personality An elastic clause in a contract
4.
Capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
A flexible wire A pliant young tree

Synonyms of pliable:

adj fictile, susceptible
adj elastic, flexible, pliant, adaptable
adj bendable, pliant, flexible, flexile
adj ductile, malleable, pliant, tensile, tractile, elastic

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