malleable
pronunciation
How to pronounce malleable in British English:
UK [ˈmæliəbl]
How to pronounce malleable in American English:
US [ˈmæliəbl]
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- Adjective:
- easily influenced
- capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
Word Origin
- malleable (adj.)
- late 14c., "capable of being shaped by hammering," from Middle French malleable and directly from Medieval Latin malleabilis, from malleare "to beat with a hammer," from Latin malleus "hammer" (see mallet). Figurative sense, of persons, "capable of being adapted" first recorded 1610s.
Example
- 1. But malleable gadgets , like this one , could have other useful applications .
- 2. Are you ready for a malleable plastic future ?
- 3. But one 's general sense of well-being is surprisingly malleable .
- 4. A third element is what an ioc insider described as the marketing platform 's " malleable " nature .
- 5. It stays malleable well into early adulthood .