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Added 9 October 2026

malleable

/ˈmæl.iː.ə.bəl/ adjective

Latin root: malleābilis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about malleable at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Easily influenced.
Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out.
ductile copper

Origin

From Middle French malléable, borrowed from Late Latin malleābilis, derived from Latin malleāre (“to hammer”), from malleus (“hammer”), from Proto-Indo-European *mal-ni- (“crushing”), an extended variant of *melh₂- (“crush, grind”).

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