malleability

[ mal-ee-uh-bil-i-tee ]
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noun
  1. the state of being malleable, or capable of being shaped, as by hammering or pressing: the extreme malleability of gold.

  2. adaptability: the malleability of an infant's brain.

Origin of malleability

1
First 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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