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Pliancy vs Compliant - What's the difference?

pliancy | compliant |

As a noun pliancy

is the quality of being pliant.

As an adjective compliant is

willing to comply; yielding; bending; pliant; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.

pliancy

English

Noun

  • The quality of being pliant.

    • compliant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Willing to comply; yielding; bending; pliant; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
    • The suspect was compliant when arrested.
  • Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
    • The browser is standards compliant .
    The workplace is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

    Derived terms

    (compatible with guidlines) * *

    See also

    * compliantly

    Anagrams

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