pliableness

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The goodliest minds are those that have most variety and pliableness in them....

From Montaigne and Shakspere by Robertson, J. M. (John Mackinnon)

They are endowed with a pliableness and versatility of mind, that with a little attention and management may easily be turned to any pursuit.

From Four Early Pamphlets by Godwin, William

His good nature, his benevolence, and the pliableness of his disposition may surely be allowed to compensate for many defects.

From Italian Letters, Vols. I and II The History of the Count de St. Julian by Godwin, William

But who does not feel in the son the serious charm of a power of adaptation and pliableness which we can never associate with the hardy and more rigorous nature of the other?

From Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 3 (of 3) Essay 2: The Death of Mr Mill - Essay 3: Mr Mill's Autobiography by Morley, John

But he was prejudiced by filial duty, dazzled by her charms, and led on insensibly by the mildness and pliableness of his character.

From Damon and Delia A Tale by Godwin, William