ductile
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ductile
- /ˈdʌk.taɪl/ UK
- /ˈdʌk.təl/ US
- /ˈdʌk.taɪl/ US
Rhymes with -ʌktaɪl
Where it comes from
From Old French, from Latin ductilis (“easily led”).
adjective more ductile · most ductile
- Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking. ductile material
- Molded easily into a new form. their organisation was, by hereditary culture, much more ductile and more readily capable of acquiring knowledge than mine.
- Led easily; prone to follow.
