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the soft skill that bends without breaking and outlasts everything rigid
means Easily bent or shaped without snapping, and, of people, willing to adapt or be influenced.
from From Old French 'pliable,' built on the verb 'plier,' meaning 'to bend' or 'to fold,' which descends from Latin 'plicare,' 'to fold.' That same Latin root quietly folds itself into a crowd of English words — 'apply,' 'reply,' 'ply,' and 'pliers' (the tool that bends) all share its DNA. So 'pliable' is, at heart, simply 'foldable.'
- latin root
- From plicare, meaning to fold
- survival trait
- Bending willows outlive snapping oaks in storms
- metallurgy
- Gold is pliable enough to gild a dome
- double edge
- Praised in materials, suspicious in people
nitinol — nickel-titanium alloy that bends repeatedly without breaking, used in eyeglass frames and medical stents since 1963
silicone rubber — polymer that flexes at temperatures from -55°c to 200°c, used in kitchen utensils and prosthetics
leather — animal hide treated to remain flexible while durable, used in jackets, shoes, and bags for millennia