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- Dictionarymalleable/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 Opposite
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MALLEABLE definition: 1. A malleable substance is easily changed into a new shape: 2. easily influenced, trained, or…. Learn more.
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."
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. / ˈmælɪəbəl / adjective.
MALLEABLE meaning: 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.
1. capable of being extended or shaped, as by hammering or by pressure. 2. adaptable; tractable: a malleable personality.
Definition of malleable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
the ability to be easily changed into a new shape: The material's surprising malleability was previously unknown. Gold has amazing physical properties, such as extreme malleability. the fact of being easily influenced, trained, or controlled: She writes about the limitations and malleability of human memory.
Malleable definition: Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure.
If you say that someone is malleable, you mean that they are easily influenced or controlled by other people.
