malleablenessn.
/ˈmalɪəblnəs/, U.S. /ˈmæl(j)əbəlnəs/, /ˈmæliəbəlnəs/ Now rare.
= malleability n.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] > plasticity
malleability1644
malleableness1644
fictileness1727
plasticity1727
mouldability1890
society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > malleability
flexibleness1623
malleableness1644
malleability1869
mouldableness1883
1644 Prerogative Anatomized 6 It was conceiv'd that the tame Kingdome of England..would quickly coole again, and be reduc'd to its former malleablenesse.
1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iii. x. 246 Malleableness..is inseparable from the real Essence of Gold.
1739 D. Hume Treat. Human Nature I. i. 37 Our idea of gold may at first be a yellow colour, weight, malleableness, fusibility.
1998 Independent 10 Mar. 12/4 An artist concerned with the constructability and malleableness of the human form.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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