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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mal•le•a•ble /ˈmæliəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. - Metallurgycapable of being shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers.
- adaptable; able to change or adjust:Young children have malleable personalities.
mal•le•a•bil•i•ty /ˌmæliəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mal•le•a•ble (mal′ē ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - Metallurgycapable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers.
- adaptable or tractable:the malleable mind of a child.
- Medieval Latin malleābilis, equivalent. to malle(āre) to hammer (derivative of Latin malleus hammer) + -ābilis -able
- Middle English malliable 1350–1400
mal′le•a•bly, adv. mal′le•a•bil′i•ty, mal′le•a•ble•ness, n. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged impressionable, moldable, flexible, pliable.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged refractory, intractable.
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