Hyphenation of pliant

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

pli-ant

Definitions of pliant:

1.	Capable of being influenced or formed The plastic minds of children A pliant nature
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 pliant:

adj	plastic, impressionable, impressible
adj	elastic, flexible, pliable, adaptable
adj	bendable, pliable, flexible, flexile
adj	ductile, malleable, pliable, tensile, tractile, elastic

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.