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View usage for: (mæliəbəl) 1. adjectiveIf you say that someone is malleable, you mean that they are easily influenced or controlled by other people. [written] She was young enough to be malleable. Synonyms: manageable, adaptable, compliant, impressionable More Synonyms of malleable 2. adjectiveA substance that is malleable is soft and can easily be made into different shapes. Silver is the most malleable of all metals. ...using clay, plasticine or another malleable material. Synonyms: workable, soft, plastic, tensile More Synonyms of malleable malleable in British English (ˈmælɪəbəl) adjective1. (esp of metal) able to be worked, hammered, or shaped under pressure or blows without breaking 2. able to be influenced; pliable or tractable Derived forms malleability (ˌmalleaˈbility) or rare malleableness (ˈmalleableness) noun malleably (ˈmalleably) adverb Word origin C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin malleābilis, from Latin malleus hammer malleable in American English (ˈmæliəbəl) adjective1. that can be hammered, pounded, or pressed into various shapes without breaking said of metals 2. capable of being changed, molded, trained, etc.; adaptable SIMILAR WORDS: ˈpliable Derived forms malleability (ˌmalleaˈbility) noun or ˈmalleableness Word origin ME malliable < ML malleabilis < L malleare, to beat with a hammer < malleus, a hammer < IE base * mel-, to grind, beat > mill 1Examples of 'malleable' in a sentencemalleable Definition of 'malleable'Definition able to be influenced She was young enough to be malleable. Synonyms manageable compliant impressionable biddable governable like putty in your hands Definition (esp. of metal) capable of being hammered or pressed into shape without breaking Silver is the most malleable of all metals. Additional synonymsWe hope to make the workforce more adaptable and skilled. Synonyms adjustable, flexible, compliant, malleable, pliant, plastic, modifiable, alterable Synonyms obedient, cooperative, amenable, docile, tractable, complaisant, teachable Definition capable of being moulded or formed The mud is as soft and plastic as butter. Synonyms pliant, soft, flexible, supple, pliable, tensile, ductile, mouldable, fictile - malignity
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Additional synonymsDefinition easily influenced The president was pliable and easily influenced. Synonyms compliant, susceptible, responsive, manageable, receptive, yielding, adaptable, docile, impressionable, easily led, pliant, tractable, persuadable, influenceable, like putty in your hands Definition easy to dent, shape, or cut Aluminium is a soft metal. Synonyms pliable, flexible, supple, malleable, plastic, elastic, tensile, ductile, bendable, mouldable, impressible Definition easy to control, manage, or deal with He could easily manage his tractable younger brother. Synonyms manageable, obedient, compliant, willing, yielding, tame, amenable, submissive, docile, controllable, biddable, persuadable, governable |