malleable
malleable Lexical Profile
malleable Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Easily influenced, trained, or adapted to changing circumstances.
"Young children have malleable minds that absorb new languages and cultural habits with remarkable ease."
Capable of being hammered, pressed, or rolled into a new shape without breaking or cracking (especially of a metal or other solid material).
"Gold is the most malleable of all metals and can be beaten into sheets thinner than a human hair."
Word Nuance & Usage
In materials science, 'malleable' specifically describes a material's ability to be hammered or rolled into thin sheets without breaking, whereas 'ductile' refers to its ability to be drawn or stretched into thin wires.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French 'malleable', from Medieval Latin 'malleabilis', derived from Latin 'malleare' (to beat with a hammer), from 'malleus' (hammer).
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