unhardening
Losing its firmness
Unhardening is the process of making something less hard, rigid, or resistant.
In computing and security contexts, it refers to reversing protective measures that were put in place to secure a system—removing restrictions, disabling firewalls, or opening access points: We had to do some unhardening before the legacy software would run.
The word also applies to emotional softening: the gradual unhardening of his attitude toward forgiveness.
Yielding to others' wishes
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- amenableWilling to comply
- tractableEasily managed or controlled
- receptiveOpen to input
agreeable · acquiescing · relenting · conceding · capitulating · surrendering · bending · giving
Becoming less tense
- unwindingReleasing coiled tension
- easingReducing strain or difficulty
- calmingInducing a settled state
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
decompressing · opening · thawing · warming · forgiving · gentling · mellowing · compassion
Conversion to liquid state
- thawReturn to liquid
- defrostRemove ice accumulation
- moltenLiquefied by extreme heat
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
dissolving · flux · heat · warmth · liquid · glacier · iceberg · foundry
Capable of bending easily
- suppleFlexing without damage
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- ductileAble to deform permanently
bendable · pliant · elastic · plasticity · tempering · kneading · tenderizing · conditioning
compliant
Yielding to others' wishes
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- amenableWilling to comply
- tractableEasily managed or controlled
receptive · agreeable · acquiescing · relenting · conceding · capitulating · surrendering · bending · giving · submitting
relaxing
Becoming less tense
soothing · decompressing · opening · thawing · warming · forgiving · gentling · mellowing · compassion · empathy
liquefaction
Conversion to liquid state
smelting · dissolving · flux · heat · warmth · liquid · glacier · iceberg · foundry · forge
pliable
Capable of bending easily
ductile · bendable · pliant · elastic · plasticity · tempering · kneading · tenderizing · conditioning · moisturizing
unhardeninghardening
Becoming less soft
solidifying · setting · stiffening · firming · curing
unhardeninghardening
Becoming less soft
callousing · embittering · shutting down · desensitizing · steeling
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