malleability
[ mal-ee-uh-bil-i-tee ]
noun
the state of being malleable, or capable of being shaped, as by hammering or pressing: the extreme malleability of gold.
adaptability: the malleability of an infant's brain.
Origin of malleability
1First recorded in 1640–50; malle(able) + -ability
- Sometimes mal·le·a·ble·ness .
Other words from malleability
- non·mal·le·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·mal·le·a·ble·ness, noun
- un·mal·le·a·bil·i·ty, noun
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