Pliant vs Flattering - What's the difference?
pliant | flattering | Related terms |
Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax.
(figuratively) Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart.
* 2013 , A. J. Langguth, Patriots
Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good.
Pliant is a related term of flattering.
As adjectives the difference between pliant and flattering
is that pliant is capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax while flattering is attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good.As a verb flattering is
.As a noun flattering is
the action of the verb to flatter.pliant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- "[The king] had a pliant prime minister and a general who was telling him what he wanted to hear."
Derived terms
* pliantnessAnagrams
* ----flattering
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The dress really did not look very flattering on her figure.