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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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   MALLEABLE definition: 1. A malleable substance is easily changed into a new shape: 2. easily influenced, trained, or…. Learn more.

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   1. : capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers. 2. a. : capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces or influences. b. : having a capacity for adaptive change. Did you know? Malleable comes from the Latin verb malleare, meaning "to hammer."

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   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.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › malleableMALLEABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you say that someone is malleable, you mean that they are easily influenced or controlled by other people.

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   A malleable metal is able to be pounded or pressed into various shapes, and a malleable personality is capable of being changed or trained. It's easier to learn when you're young and malleable.

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

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   MALLEABLE meaning: 1. A malleable substance is easily changed into a new shape: 2. easily influenced, trained, or…. Learn more.

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   Define malleable. malleable synonyms, malleable pronunciation, malleable translation, English dictionary definition of malleable. adj. 1. Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure: a malleable metal.