malleable

[ mal-ee-uh-buhl ]

/ ˈmæl i ə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers.

adaptable or tractable: the malleable mind of a child.

Words nearby malleable

mallard, mallarmé, mallcore, malle, malleability, malleable, malleable cast iron, malleable iron, malleablize, malleate, mallee

Origin of malleable

1350–1400; Middle English malliable < Medieval Latin malleābilis, equivalent to malle(āre) to hammer (derivative of Latin malleus hammer) + -ābilis -able

SYNONYMS FOR malleable

2 impressionable, moldable, flexible, pliable.

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ANTONYMS FOR malleable

2 refractory, intractable.

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OTHER WORDS FROM malleable

mal·le·a·bly, adverbmal·le·a·bil·i·ty, mal·le·a·ble·ness, nounnon·mal·le·a·ble, adjectiveun·mal·le·a·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for malleable

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

Derived forms of malleable

malleability or rare malleableness, nounmalleably, adverb

Word Origin for malleable

C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin malleābilis, from Latin malleus hammer

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Medical definitions for malleable

malleable

[ măl′ē-ə-bəl ]

adj.

Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure.

Easily controlled or influenced; tractable.

Scientific definitions for malleable

malleable

[ măl′ē-ə-bəl ]

Capable of great deformation without breaking, when subject to compressive stress. Gold is the most malleable metal. Compare ductile.

malleable

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adjective

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