pliant in WordNet English dictionary

1. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
   "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree"
   bendable  pliable  pliant  waxy 
   
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"
   ductile  malleable  pliable  pliant  tensile  tractile 
   
3. able to adjust readily to different conditions
   "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
   elastic  flexible  pliable  pliant 
   
4. capable of being influenced or formed
   "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature"
   plastic  pliant