malleable
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i adjective
1.
capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers.
2.
adaptable or tractable: the malleable mind of a child.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English malliable < Medieval Latin malleābilis, equivalent to malle(āre) to hammer (derivative of Latin malleus hammer) + -ābilis -able
1350–1400; Middle English malliable < Medieval Latin malleābilis, equivalent to malle(āre) to hammer (derivative of Latin malleus hammer) + -ābilis -able
Related forms
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
Synonyms
2. impressionable, moldable, flexible, pliable.
2. impressionable, moldable, flexible, pliable.
Antonyms
2. refractory, intractable.
2. refractory, intractable.
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World English Dictionary
malleable (ˈmælɪəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (esp of metal) able to be worked, hammered, or shaped under pressure or blows without breaking |
| 2. | able to be influenced; pliable or tractable |
| [C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin malleābilis, from Latin malleus hammer] | |
| mallea'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'malleableness | |
| —n | |
| 'malleably | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
malleable
late 14c., from M.L. malleabilis, from malleare "to beat with a hammer," from L. malleus "hammer" (see mallet). Figurative sense, of persons, "capable of being adapted" first recorded 1610s. Related: Malleability.
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Medical Dictionary
malleable mal·le·a·ble (māl'ē-ə-bəl)
adj.
Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure.
Easily controlled or influenced; tractable.
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Science Dictionary
| malleable (māl'ē-ə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
Capable of great deformation without breaking, when subject to compressive stress. Gold is the most malleable metal. Compare ductile. |
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Example sentences
Carbon can be molded to be the hardest, most malleable, conductive material there is.
But thanks to computing power the products have become infinitely more malleable.
The cravings' timing varies and is malleable, which makes the disorder harder to understand.
He appeared to be malleable, a creature of shifting surfaces.
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