Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PLI'AN-CY
PLI'AN-CY, n. [from pliant.]
- Easiness to be bent; in a physical sense; as, the pliancy of a rod, of cordage, or of limbs. – Addison.
- Readiness to yield to moral influence; as, pliancy of temper.
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