ductile vs pliant

ductile and pliant both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ductile	No	Yes	No	No
pliant	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, ductile and pliant are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of ductile include malleable, pliable, tensile, tractile.

ductile (adjective)	pliant (adjective)
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out	able to adjust readily to different conditions
easily influenced	capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
	capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
	capable of being influenced or formed