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moldability

moldability

6.1
The ease with which a person can be influenced or changed
  • noun
  • /ˌmoʊldəˈbɪlɪti/
  • US
translation icon : moldabilidad
  • Clay is valued for its moldability in pottery and sculpture.

Examples

  • Her moldability allowed her to adapt quickly to new work environments.

  • Children exhibit great moldability during their formative years.

  • The moldability of young minds makes early education especially important.

  • The moldability of clay makes it perfect for sculpting.

  • The moldability of young minds makes early education especially important.

  • Children exhibit great moldability during their formative years.

  • Her moldability allowed her to adapt quickly to new work environments.

Synonyms

flexibility
vsmoldability
37 3.0

Ability to bend or change shape without breaking

includes being shaped or influenced in character as well as bending
malleability
vsmoldability
  • Specialized
2 7.4

The ability of a metal to be shaped by hammering or pressure without cracking

focuses more on influence and character change rather than shaping by pressure
mutability
vsmoldability
1 8.4

Being able to change often or easily

focuses more on being easily shaped or influenced in character
plasticity
vsmoldability
  • Specialized
1 6.1

Easy to shape or bend without breaking

is broader, also including being influenced in character not only physical form
adjustability
vsmoldability
1 3.8

How easy it is to change something to fit different needs

is about shapeability and influence rather than mere setting changes
changeability
vsmoldability
1 4.6

How often or easily something becomes different, for example the weather

highlights being shaped or influenced in form rather than just changing often
formability
vsmoldability
  • Specialized
6.0

A material quality that lets you shape it without breaking, like metal or plastic

stresses being changeable in character as well as physical forming
pliability
vsmoldability
6.0

Easy to bend or shape without breaking

emphasizes change in personality or idea as well as physical bending
flexibleness
vsmoldability
3.9

The ability to change to fit new situations

places more weight on being shaped or influenced in character
transformability
vsmoldability
6.5

Ability of a thing to be changed in shape, look, or use

focuses more on ease of being shaped or personally influenced
conformability
vsmoldability
7.4

How well a material bends and fits closely to a surface

is broader, covering easy change in character or overall form too
alterability
vsmoldability
7.2

The ability to change

emphasizes ease of shaping or being influenced in character
changeableness
vsmoldability
7.6

A quality of becoming different often and without warning

describes general shapability and influence rather than fluctuation speed or unpredictability

Antonyms

Refusing to change ideas or plans

How Malleable

malleability
  • Specialized
2 7.4
flexibility
153 3.6
moldability
  • US
6.1
stubbornness
21 3.6

Surface Forms

moldability singular
moldabilities plural
mouldability singular

Morphology

moldability = moldable (transparent) = mold + able + ity

The noun is formed by adding the productive nominalizing suffix '-ity' to the adjective 'moldable', yielding 'the quality of being moldable'.

Etymology

Moldability comes from mold 'to shape' and -ability 'can be', and it makes you think of a potter shaping soft clay. So, moldability describes how easily a person or thing can be changed or influenced.