pliancy

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Noun

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.