malleable
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- adjective
- /ˈmæl.i.ə.bəl/
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maleable
- And there are few people that understand how malleable that trait is.
- infinitely malleable
- more malleable
- less malleable
And there are few people that understand how malleable that trait is.
- And there are few people that understand how malleable that trait is.
- You want to do it when the brain is still malleable and pliable.
- And that's, that's just 'cause they're malleable, they're babies.
- Maybe we need to be a bit more malleable in our judgement of heroes.
- But just, like, linger on that topic, like, how malleable is the hardware of the human brain?
- Yes, and I think a big part of that is just being malleable and teachable.
- In that moment, I'm completely malleable.
- And by the way, in that process, the brain is rewiring or brain is malleable.
- And that way they become very malleable in terms of serving the interests of the powerful.
- Gary Oldman, Malleable artist, the best, one of the best.
Examples
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Maybe we need to be a bit more malleable in our judgement of heroes.
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The brain appears to be more plastic and malleable during the first decade of life than in adulthood.
Academic text (2000) -
And to answer your question, it's highly malleable in most individuals.
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So yeah, the fact that it's malleable is a really interesting point.
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And that rule is malleable depending on on your particular circumstances.
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I think we're a lot less malleable than than most people on the left usually say.
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Truth is a malleable thing.
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Thus, it seems that knowledge and attitudes are malleable, but actual behavior is harder to change.
Academic text (2006) -
Yes, and I think a big part of that is just being malleable and teachable.
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Her malleable nature allows her to adapt easily to different situations.
Synonyms
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3.4
Able to change or be changed to fit different situations
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A person who is easily influenced by other people's ideas, especially when young
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3.4
Able to change to fit new situations
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5.5
Easily changed or influenced, like a child's mind
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Likely to change often
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5.4
Easily accepts other people's ideas
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Willing to change ideas or plans to fit a situation
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Can be changed to fit new needs
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Easy to change, control, or shape
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Able to change appearance or behaviour easily to fit different situations
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Able to be changed
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8.1
Easily influenced by other people
Something other people can easily change
Easy for someone to change or control
Antonyms
How Malleable
Surface Forms
Morphology
malleable = malle (semi-transparent) = malle + able
The productive suffix '-able' signals 'able to be', but the root 'malle' is an obscure combining form rather than a familiar English base, and the figurative sense for personality is a metaphorical extension.
Etymology
Malleable comes from the Latin malleus meaning 'hammer'. A helpful image is a soft metal that a hammer can shape easily, so a malleable person is easy to change or influence.