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malleable
[ mal-ee-uh-buhl ]
adjective
- capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers.
- adaptable or tractable:
the malleable mind of a child.
Synonyms: moldable, pliable, flexible, impressionable
Antonyms: intractable, refractory
malleable
/ ˈmælɪəbəl /
adjective
- (esp of metal) able to be worked, hammered, or shaped under pressure or blows without breaking
- able to be influenced; pliable or tractable
malleable
/ măl′ē-ə-bəl /
- Capable of great deformation without breaking, when subject to compressive stress . Gold is the most malleable metal.
- Compare ductile
Derived Forms
- ˈmalleably, adverb
- ˌmalleaˈbility, noun
Other Words From
- malle·a·bly adverb
- malle·a·bili·ty malle·a·ble·ness noun
- non·malle·a·ble adjective
- un·malle·a·ble adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of malleable1
Word History and Origins
Origin of malleable1
Example Sentences
Even adults like to shoehorn their bottoms into a malleable rubber swing and take a ride down memory lane.
This gig, however, has its unique set of challenges around which to be malleable.
They see gun rights as insecure, malleable, and under constant attack.
Lapid may be malleable, but Bennett was without question on the hard-right, verging on undemocratic.
So in some sense their preferences are more malleable, which enlarges the role debates can play.
The sound of the iron hammer on the malleable metal was like muffled silver, and the sparks flew out like jocund fireflies.
Its consciousness of guilt had broken down her pride, and thus had made her more malleable, more humble.
They were poor things, but they were malleable in his hands.
An alloy containing 10% of gold is softer and scarcely so malleable as the pure metal.
The definition of steel now is that it is a compound of iron which has been cast from a fluid state into a malleable mass.
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