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- pronunciation:
- mae
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mael
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling.
Copper is a malleable metal.- synonyms:
- ductile, pliable, tensile, tractable, tractile
- antonyms:
- refractory
- similar words:
- elastic, extensible, flexible, plastic, soft, supple
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| definition 2: |
capable of being altered or influenced; tractable.
The new ruler was more malleable than his predecessor.- synonyms:
- docile, flexible, impressionable, pliable, pliant, suggestible, susceptible, tractable
- antonyms:
- intractable, obdurate, refractory, rigid
- similar words:
- adaptable, amenable, ductile, receptive, resilient
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| related words: |
docile, frail, lax, passive, pliable, soft, tender, tractable |
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| derivations: |
malleability (n.), malleableness (n.) |
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