MALLEABLE


Meaning of MALLEABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈma-lē-ə-bəl, ˈmal-yə-bəl, ˈma-lə-bəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English malliable, from Medieval Latin malleabilis, from malleare to hammer, from Latin malleus hammer — more at maul

Date: 14th century

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

Synonyms: see plastic

• mal·lea·bil·i·ty ˌma-lē-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē, ˌmal-yə-, ˌma-lə- noun

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