pliancy

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pliancy (countable and uncountable, plural pliancies)

  1. The quality of being pliant.
    Synonym: pliantness
    • 1859, Victor Regnault, Elements of Chemistry:
      [Skins] must be submitted to several washings, treadings, and stretchings, before they acquire the necessary pliancy.