Malleable vs. Pliant
Difference Between Malleable and Pliant
Malleableadjective
Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure
a malleable metal.Pliantadjective
Easily bent or flexed; pliable.
Malleableadjective
Easily controlled or influenced
"The British [rulers] ... had favoured the brother who struck them as altogether more amiable, a more malleable, more temperate man" (Paul Scott).Pliantadjective
Easily altered or modified to fit conditions; adaptable
a pliant poetic form.Malleableadjective
Able to adjust to changing circumstances; adaptable
a malleable leader unafraid to compromise.Pliantadjective
Yielding readily to influence or domination; compliant
a pliant colonial regime.Malleableadjective
Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs
the malleable rhythms of jazz.Pliantadjective
Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking
a pliant threadpliant waxMalleableadjective
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
(figuratively) Easily influenced; tractable.
Malleableadjective
(metaphorical) Flexible, liable to change.
My opinion on the subject is malleable.Pliantadjective
capable of being influenced or formed;
the plastic minds of childrena pliant natureMalleableadjective
in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext
Pliantadjective
able to adjust readily to different conditions;
an adaptable persona flexible personalityan elastic clause in a contractMalleableadjective
easily influenced
Pliantadjective
capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking;
a flexible wirea pliant young treeMalleableadjective
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 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
