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Synonyms
mal·le·a·ble (măĺē-ə-bəl)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin malleābilis, from malleāre, to hammer, from Latin malleus, hammer.]

adjective 

  1. Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure: a malleable metal.
  2. Easily controlled or influenced; tractable.
  3. Able to adjust to changing circumstances; adaptable: the malleable mind of the pragmatist.

derivatives

maĺle·a·biĺi·ty
noun
maĺle·a·bly
adverb

synonyms:

malleable, ductile, plastic, pliable, pliant These adjectives mean capable of being shaped, bent, or drawn out: malleable metals such as gold and silver; ductile copper; a plastic substance such as wax; soaked the leather to make it pliable; pliant molten glass.