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- DictionaryMal·le·a·ble/ˈmal(y)əbəl/
adjective
- 1. (of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking: "a malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet"
The meaning of MALLEABLE is capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers. How to use malleable in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Malleable.
capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers. adaptable or tractable: the malleable mind of a child. Synonyms: moldable, pliable, flexible, impressionable. Antonyms: intractable, refractory. malleable.
MALLEABLE definition: 1. A malleable substance is easily changed into a new shape: 2. easily influenced, trained, or…. Learn more.
Definitions of malleable. adjective. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out. “ malleable metals such as gold” synonyms: ductile, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile. formed. having or given a form or shape. adjective. easily influenced. synonyms: ductile. manipulable, tractable. easily managed (controlled or taught or molded) Cite this entry.
A malleable substance is easily changed into a new shape: Lead and tin are malleable metals. easily influenced, trained, or controlled: He had an actor's typically malleable features. Europe saw its colonies as a source of raw material and a malleable workforce. Synonyms.
1. manageable, adaptable, compliant, impressionable, pliable, tractable, biddable, governable, like putty in your hands She was young enough to be malleable. 2. workable, soft, plastic, tensile, ductile Silver is the most malleable of all metals.
Definition of malleable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you say that someone is malleable, you mean that they are easily influenced or controlled by other people.
MALLEABLE meaning: 1. easy to bend or make into a different shape 2. easily influenced and controlled. Learn more.
Synonyms for MALLEABLE: plastic, adaptable, moldable, shapeable, waxy, flexible, shapable, pliable; Antonyms of MALLEABLE: rigid, stiff, inflexible, intractable, unchangeable, fixed, immutable, inelastic.
