- 2. Of a full habit, affected with plethora.
Pliability, n. Flexibleness, flexibility, suppleness, pliancy, pliableness.
Pliable, a.
- 1. Flexible, flexile, pliant, supple, limber, lithe, lithesome, easily bent.
- 2. Compliant, yielding, manageable, tractable, easily persuaded, docile, obsequious, ductile, facile.
Pliableness, n. See Pliability.
Pliancy, n.
- 1. See Pliability.
- 2. Docility, readiness to be influenced, ductility.
Pliant, a. See Pliable.
Plicature, n. Fold, doubling, double, plait, gather, plication.
Plight, v. a. Pledge, pawn, hypothecate, put in pledge, give as security.
Plight, n.
- 1. Pledge, pawn, gage, security.
- 2. Condition, state, situation, case, predicament, category, dilemma, scrape.
Plod, v. n.
- 1. Trudge, jog on, travel slowly but steadily.
- 2. Toil, drudge, moil, hold on, keep on, keep at it, work hard.
Plodding, a. Hard-working, patiently laborious, painstaking, industrious.
Plot, n.
- 1. Plat, piece of ground.
- 2. Plan (of a piece of land), draught, sketch, outline.
- 3. Scheme (especially for a bad purpose), stratagem, conspiracy, intrigue, cabal, machination, plan,
project, combination.