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   malleable

   /ˈmalɪəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking: "a malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet" Similar pliableductileplasticpliantsoftworkableshapablemouldabletractiletensileOpposite hard
   • ▪ easily influenced; pliable: "they are as malleable and easily led as sheep" Similar easily influencedsuggestiblesusceptibleimpressionableamenablecooperativeadaptablecompliantpliabletractableaccommodatingbiddabledocileobedientcomplaisantmanageablemanipulablepersuadablegovernableinfluenceablelike putty in someone's handsOpposite intractable

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘able to be hammered’): via Old French from medieval Latin malleabilis, from Latin malleus ‘a hammer’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. malleability noun
   • 2. malleably adverb

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   What is the difference between pliable and malleable?

   • pliable suggests something easily bent, folded, twisted, or manipulated. pliant may stress flexibility and sometimes connote springiness. ductile applies to what can be drawn out or extended with ease. malleable applies to what may be pressed or beaten into shape.

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   What is a malleable personality?

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   What is malleable adjective?

   • Definition of malleable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (specialist) (of metal, etc.) that can be hit or pressed into different shapes easily without breaking or cracking (= starting to split) Want to learn more? (of people, ideas, etc.) easily influenced or changed

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   Where does the word malleable come from?

   • Malleable comes from the Latin verb malleare, meaning "to hammer." Malleare itself comes from the Latin word for "hammer," malleus. If you have guessed that maul and mallet, other English words for specific types of hammers, are related to malleus, you have hit the nail on the head.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › malleableMALLEABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Malleable means easily changed into a new shape or influenced, trained, or controlled. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of the word malleable, which means capable of being shaped or altered by outside forces. Find out how malleable differs from related words like plastic, pliable, and adaptable.

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › malleableMALLEABLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Malleable means easily changed into a new shape or influenced, trained, or controlled. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and related terms with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   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.

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   Malleable means capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers. It also means adaptable or tractable. See the origin, usage, and related words of malleable.

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   Malleable means capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure, or easily influenced or controlled. Find the origin, usage, and examples of malleable and its synonyms in different dictionaries and thesaurus.

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    Malleable means that something can be shaped easily without breaking or cracking, or that something can be influenced or changed easily. Learn how to use this word with pictures, pronunciation, synonyms and more.