malleable

Meanings

• Adjective

  Capable of being shaped or molded; pliable.

  - "The clay is malleable and can be easily shaped into various forms."
  - "The metal is malleable and can be hammered into thin sheets."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈmæli.əbəl/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=631178"

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Rhymes

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callable , tablable , controllable

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Variants

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malleable

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Etymology

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From Old French malleable, from mal, ill + labile, capable of being labored or worked.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'malleability' is often used in geology to describe the ability of rocks to be deformed under pressure.

2. The human brain is considered to be a malleable organ that can be shaped and molded through experiences and learning.

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Related Concepts

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1. Plasticity: The ability of a material to be shaped or molded without breaking or cracking. Malleable materials exhibit high plasticity.

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Quotes

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1. The brothers Warner presented a flexible, "malleable" world that defied Newton, a world of such plasticity that anything imaginable was possible.

   - Billy Collins,{it}Wall Street Journal{/it},28–29 June 2008

2. The boy seemed to me possessed by a blind, invalid arrogance, and every human being, as his eye flicked over or flinched against them, became, immediately, as "malleable" as his mother and his father.

   - James Baldwin,{it}The Evidence of Things Not Seen{/it},1985

3. At each landing the villagers had carved the wonderfully "malleable" silt into staircases, terraces, crenellations, and ziggurats.

   - Kenneth Brower,{it}National Geographic Traveler{/it},March 2000

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Culture

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Malleable has been used extensively in literature and art to describe various materials and their ability to be shaped or molded. For instance, in sculpture, artists work with malleable materials like clay and metal to create their masterpieces.

How to Memorize "malleable"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a sculptor working with a malleable material like clay. Visualize the sculptor shaping the clay into various forms using tools.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'malleable' with the image of a sculptor working with clay or metal.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Malleable Materials Make Masterpieces' to remember the meaning of the word.

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