unpliableness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ʌnˈplaɪəbəlnəs/ UK /ʌnˈplaɪəbəlnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being physically rigid or difficult to bend Age had increased the leather's unpliableness. 2 noun figurative inflexibility or resistance to change The unpliableness of habit made the new method feel unnatural. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... rigiditystiffness 2 noun · figurative inflexibility or... inflexibilityobstinacy ↔ Opposites pliabilityflexibility Word family Related forms unpliablepliablepliableness Etymology Formed from unpliable + -ness. Pliable comes through French from Latin plicare, 'to fold'; the noun extends physical resistance to bending into mental or behavioral inflexibility. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unpliableness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ʌnˈplaɪəbəlnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈplaɪəbəlnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being physically rigid or difficult to bend 2. figurative inflexibility or resistance to change ## Examples - Age had increased the leather's unpliableness. - The unpliableness of habit made the new method feel unnatural. ## Synonyms - rigidity - stiffness - inflexibility ## Antonyms - pliability - flexibility ## Related Forms - unpliable - pliable - pliableness ## Etymology Formed from unpliable + -ness. Pliable comes through French from Latin plicare, 'to fold'; the noun extends physical resistance to bending into mental or behavioral inflexibility. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown