malleable
capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers.
adaptable or tractable: the malleable mind of a child.
Origin of malleable
1Other words for malleable
Opposites for malleable
Other words from malleable
- mal·le·a·bly, adverb
- mal·le·a·bil·i·ty, mal·le·a·ble·ness, noun
- non·mal·le·a·ble, adjective
- un·mal·le·a·ble, adjective
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How to use malleable in a sentence
Of course, as is always the case for ambitious infrastructure projects, timelines are malleable, and a lot can change over the course of a decade.
Artificial Island in the North Sea Will Harvest Wind Energy at a Huge Scale | Jason Dorrier | February 7, 2021 | Singularity HubIt’s also malleable — and variable, among individuals and cultures.
Their self-directed inventiveness with mud and recycled materials makes their perceptions of the future malleable.
Toys Are the Future of Philosophy - Issue 93: Forerunners | Jonathon Keats | December 9, 2020 | NautilusCompared to other regions, it’s uniquely malleable, or plastic.
Scientists Analyzed 24,000 Chess Matches to Understand Cognition - Facts So Romantic | Brian Gallagher | November 20, 2020 | NautilusThe idea of custom forming gel-based materials isn’t unheard of either—it’s typically used when fitting athletic mouth guards, though users typically have to boil those to make them malleable enough to shape.
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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.
Interactive Play ‘Queen of the Night’ Opens at Restored Diamond Horseshoe Club | Brian Spitulnik | December 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey 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.
Republicans Battle in Arizona: Why the Debates Matter | Andrew Romano | February 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe sound of the iron hammer on the malleable metal was like muffled silver, and the sparks flew out like jocund fireflies.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerIts 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.
The Worshippers | Damon Francis KnightAn 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.
Steam Steel and Electricity | James W. Steele
British Dictionary definitions for malleable
/ (ˈmælɪəbəl) /
(esp of metal) able to be worked, hammered, or shaped under pressure or blows without breaking
able to be influenced; pliable or tractable
Origin of malleable
1Derived forms of malleable
- malleability or rare malleableness, noun
- malleably, adverb
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Scientific definitions for malleable
[ măl′ē-ə-bəl ]
Capable of great deformation without breaking, when subject to compressive stress. Gold is the most malleable metal. Compare ductile.
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