pliability

noun

Definition of pliabilitynext
as in suppleness

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  1. pliancy
  2. ductility
  3. elasticity
Noun
  • The leave-in Hair Dew brings pliancy to hair, and a good pick for thirsty strands is the What the Hemp deep moisture mask, which deeply moisturizes but feels light as air.
    Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2023
  • In surrendering to remoteness and distance—what can’t be seen or decided, whether because of memory’s pliancy or people’s opacity—the show birthed something new, or seemed to.
    Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
Definition of pliancy
Noun
  • The first, adopted in the 1990s and still widely employed, had a good combination of strength and ductility.
    John Johnson Jr., Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Some phases are harder, while others confer ductility, a measure of how much the metal can be bent and twisted out of shape without shearing and creating jagged edges that penetrate and tear squishy human bodies.
    John Johnson Jr., Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
Definition of ductility
Noun
  • This process occurs when sugar molecules attach to proteins like collagen and elastin, which your skin needs to maintain elasticity and firmness.
    Lauren Panoff, MPH, RD, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Floor and Decor also has high product elasticity and low ability to pass on costs.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of elasticity
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