Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malleability

/mˌæliəbˈɪləti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: mal-leabil-i-ty
IPA: /mˌæliəbˈɪləti/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being malleable.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The property by virtue of which a material can be extended in all directions without rupture by the application of load; a material's ability to be bent, formed, or shaped without cracking or breaking.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

a property of a cryptographic algorithms in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Physics.

Inflected Forms

malleabilities (plural)

Derived Forms

unmalleability

Synonyms

plasticity

Antonyms

brittleness friability

Rhymes With

responsibility utility availability capability mobility flexibility reliability fertility hostility volatility nobility feasibility

Questions

How do you pronounce malleability?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˌæliəbˈɪləti/.
What does malleability mean?: The quality or state of being malleable.

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