pliancy

Is it a trifle that we temper energy with softness, strength with flexibility, capaciousness of sound with pliancy of idiom?

Hating her, he put his arms about her, and when her body suddenly relaxed he resented its unexpected pliancy.

His nature, however, did not display the gentle pliancy of Mendelssohn's.

There is a pliancy and a brilliancy about him which make him one of the most delightful companions.

At the same time, her motions were not awkward; she managed her rectilinear body with a surprising ease and pliancy.