The Open Dictionary

malleable

adjective

UK/ˈmæl.i.ə.bᵊl/
US/ˈmæl.i.ə.bᵊl/

Definitions of malleable adjective

  1. A substance that is easily changed or shaped into a new form.

    • Gold and silver are malleable metals.

    • Clay is a malleable material that can be molded into various shapes.

    • Heat treatment can make some metals more malleable.

  2. Easily influenced, trained, or controlled; capable of being molded.

    • In his youth, his mind was highly malleable to the influences of his surroundings.

    • The new employee showed great malleability and quickly adapted to the new work processes.

    • One of the goals of education is to shape the malleable minds of young people, nurturing their values.