mal·le·a·ble (m l  - -bl)adj. 1. Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure: a malleable metal. 2. Easily controlled or influenced; tractable. 3. Able to adjust to changing circumstances; adaptable: the malleable mind of the pragmatist. [Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin malle  bilis, from mallere, to hammer, from Latin malleus, hammer; see mel- in Indo-European roots.]mal  le·a·bili·ty, malle·a·ble·ness n.mal le·a·bly adv.Synonyms: malleable, ductile, plastic, pliable, pliant These adjectives mean capable of being shaped, bent, or drawn out: malleable metals such as gold and silver; ductile copper; a plastic substance such as wax; soaked the leather to make it pliable; pliant molten glass. |
malleable [mal-lee-a-bl]
Adjective
1. (esp. of metal) capable of being hammered or pressed into shape without breaking
2. able to be influenced [Medieval Latin malleabilis]
malleability n
malleably adv
malleably adv
| malleable (ml--bl) Capable of great deformation without breaking, when subject to compressive stress. Gold is the most malleable metal. Compare ductile. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | malleable - easily influenced manipulable, tractable - easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler |
| 2. |  malleable - capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"formed - having or given a form or shape |
malleable
adjective 1. manageable, adaptable, compliant, impressionable, pliable, tractable, biddable, governable, like putty in your hands
Translations
malleable [ˈmælɪəbl] adj (lit, fig) → formbar
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