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malléable

  • \ma.le.abl\

Where it comes from

Du latin malleus (« marteau »).

adjective malléables

  1. Qui peut s’aplatir et s’étendre en lames ou en feuilles. Une des principales propriétés des métaux est d’être malléables.
  2. broadly Se dit d’une matière qui s’assouplit plus ou moins aisément. L’argile est malléable.
  3. figuratively Qui se laisse facilement influencer, façonner. Il a un caractère assez malléable.

Similar: ductible, ductile, étirable

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adjective

Similar: ductible, ductile, étirable

In English

  • malleable able to be hammered into thin sheets
  • tractable capable of being easily led
  • manipulable suitable for, or able to be subjected to, manipulation

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"malléable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/mall%C3%A9able. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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malléable. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/mall%C3%A9able

Chicago

"malléable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/mall%C3%A9able.

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@misc{malle_able_2026,
  title = {malléable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/mall%C3%A9able},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}