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malleable

[ mal-ee-uh-buhl ]

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.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms: ,



malleable

/ ˈæɪəə /

adjective

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

malleable

/ ăŧ-ə-ə /

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

  • ˈ𲹲, adverb
  • ˌˈٲ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • l·· adverb
  • l··i·ٲ l···Ա noun
  • ԴDz·l·· adjective
  • ܲ·l·· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of malleable1

1350–1400; Middle English malliable < Medieval Latin , equivalent to malle ( ) to hammer (derivative of Latin malleus hammer) + - -able
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of malleable1

C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin , from Latin malleus hammer
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Do you think that the rest of the party is malleable enough to go in that direction if it does prevail in a primary?

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Just the Project 2025 bible to cover the wider themes - and those are malleable.

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President Trump treats the Constitution as a malleable instrument of his will while inviting us to accept a version of the American story that would push people like her father to the margins.

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As Nicholson’s lovelorn codependent shifts personalities as she changes from partner to partner, Baker asks how headstrong girls grow up to become malleable women.

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Now middle-aged, both women say that they were malleable girls who came up with accounts they thought authorities wanted to hear, to protect themselves and convict a man who detectives seemed certain was guilty.

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