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unmalleability

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mal⋅le⋅a⋅ble

  [mal-ee-uh-buhl]
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–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; ME malliable < ML malleābilis, equiv. to malle(āre) to hammer (deriv. of L malleus hammer) + -ābilis -able

Related forms:
mal⋅le⋅a⋅bly, adverb
mal⋅le⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, mal⋅le⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. impressionable, moldable, flexible, pliable.

Antonyms:
2. refractory, intractable.
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malleable mal·le·a·ble (māl'ē-ə-bəl)
adj.

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

  2. Easily controlled or influenced; tractable.

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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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