C2adjectiveformalscience
US/ˈmæl.i.ə.bəl/
UK/ˈmæl.i.ə.bəl/
(of metal) easy to press or hammer into a new shape; (of people) easily influenced
In context
Gold is so malleable that it can be beaten into very thin sheets.
Young children's brains are highly malleable, so they learn languages fast.
Critics worry that online users are malleable and easy to manipulate.
Words that go with malleable
adverb + adjective
- highly malleableCopper is highly malleable and easy to work with.
- more malleableHeating the steel makes it more malleable.
adjective + noun
- malleable metalTin is a soft, malleable metal.
- malleable materialClay is a malleable material for young artists.
- malleable mindAdvertisers target the malleable mind of a teenager.