immalleableadj.

Brit.

/ᵻˈmalɪəbl/, U.S.

/ᵻˈmæl(j)əb(ə)l/,

/ᵻˈmæliəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: im- prefix², malleable adj.

Etymology: < im- prefix² + malleable adj., originally after post-classical Latin immalleabilis (1573 in the passage translated in quot. 1650). Compare earlier unmalleable adj.

Not malleable; (originally) literal incapable of being hammered out or beaten; (in later use also of a person, the mind, etc.) unchangeable, obstinate, unyielding.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [adjective] > implastic > not malleable

unfadging?1630

immalleable1650

incompliant1663

uncomplaisant1802

1650 J. French tr. Paracelsus Of Nature of Things iii. 23 in tr. M. Sędziwóg New Light of Alchymie Tin also hates, and is an enemy to all Metalls: for it makes them base, immalleable [L. immalleabilia], hard, unprofitable, if it bee mixed with them in the fire.

1675 R. Boyle Exper. & Notes Corrosiveness xi. 24 It [sc. aqua-fortis] quickly frets the parts assunder, and reduces it [sc. tin] to an immalleable substance.

1682 R. Tuke Mem. Life & Death Sir E. Godfrey 79 How immalleable does it render their Stony Natures to the force of all humane Impressions!

1773 H. Horne Ess. Iron & Steel 105 The first running down of the ore at the furnace, is really a conversion of the ferrugineous atoms into a very fragile immalleable steel.

1876 W. S. Jevons Logic 19 When it cannot be so hammered out, it might be called immalleable; but..we generally call such a piece of metal brittle.

1902 G. Atherton Conqueror v. 522 That immalleable mind lacked the strong fibre of logic and foresight..that lifts a man triumphant above his worst temptations.

1942 Lancet 15 Aug. 200/2 I do not in the least mind being called an immalleable brick because I doubt whether malleability is a desirable quality in bricks.

1978 J. Goldingay Songs from Strange Land 171 A broken will or spirit contrasts with the hard, immalleable one to which the Old Testament often refers.

2011 S. Winchester Alice behind Wonderland iv. 38 He made use of a kind of bitumen..which Niépce knew would not much darken on exposure to light but would instead become hard and immalleable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	immalleable
释义	immalleableadj. Brit. /ᵻˈmalɪəbl/, U.S. /ᵻˈmæl(j)əb(ə)l/, /ᵻˈmæliəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: im- prefix², malleable adj. Etymology: < im- prefix² + malleable adj., originally after post-classical Latin immalleabilis (1573 in the passage translated in quot. 1650). Compare earlier unmalleable adj. Not malleable; (originally) literal incapable of being hammered out or beaten; (in later use also of a person, the mind, etc.) unchangeable, obstinate, unyielding. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [adjective] > implastic > not malleable unfadging?1630 immalleable1650 incompliant1663 uncomplaisant1802 1650 J. French tr. Paracelsus Of Nature of Things iii. 23 in tr. M. Sędziwóg New Light of Alchymie Tin also hates, and is an enemy to all Metalls: for it makes them base, immalleable [L. immalleabilia], hard, unprofitable, if it bee mixed with them in the fire. 1675 R. Boyle Exper. & Notes Corrosiveness xi. 24 It [sc. aqua-fortis] quickly frets the parts assunder, and reduces it [sc. tin] to an immalleable substance. 1682 R. Tuke Mem. Life & Death Sir E. Godfrey 79 How immalleable does it render their Stony Natures to the force of all humane Impressions! 1773 H. Horne Ess. Iron & Steel 105 The first running down of the ore at the furnace, is really a conversion of the ferrugineous atoms into a very fragile immalleable steel. 1876 W. S. Jevons Logic 19 When it cannot be so hammered out, it might be called immalleable; but..we generally call such a piece of metal brittle. 1902 G. Atherton Conqueror v. 522 That immalleable mind lacked the strong fibre of logic and foresight..that lifts a man triumphant above his worst temptations. 1942 Lancet 15 Aug. 200/2 I do not in the least mind being called an immalleable brick because I doubt whether malleability is a desirable quality in bricks. 1978 J. Goldingay Songs from Strange Land 171 A broken will or spirit contrasts with the hard, immalleable one to which the Old Testament often refers. 2011 S. Winchester Alice behind Wonderland iv. 38 He made use of a kind of bitumen..which Niépce knew would not much darken on exposure to light but would instead become hard and immalleable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1650
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