pliant /ˈplaɪənt/ adjective2 •Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking. •(figurative) Easily influenced; tractable.I must haue wanton Poets, pleasant wits, Musitians, that with touching of a string May draw the pliant king which way I please: […] — 1594 formsmore pliant · most pliant