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Pronunciation / Transliteration: flessibile
"Il legno verde è molto flessibile."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Easily bent; flexible. Also used metaphorically to describe someone easily influenced or yielding.
"The basket was made of pliant willow branches."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French, from plier 'to bend', from Latin plicare.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "pliant" is said worldwide
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souple
Transliteration: souple
"Les branches de cet arbre sont très souples."
biegsam
Transliteration: biegsam
"Das Material ist leicht und biegsam."
flessibile
Transliteration: flessibile
"Il legno verde è molto flessibile."
flexible
Transliteration: flexible
"Usó un alambre flexible para hacer la manualidad."
flexível
Transliteration: flexível
"A vara de bambu é extremamente flexível."
लचीला
Transliteration: lachīlā
"यह धातु बहुत लचीली है।"
柔韧的
Transliteration: róurèn de
"这种新材料既坚固又柔韧。"
유연한
Transliteration: yuyeonhan
"그 나뭇가지는 놀랄 만큼 유연했다."
しなやかな
Transliteration: shinayakana
"彼女はしなやかな動きで踊った。"
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