malleable
[ˈmæɫiəbɫ̩]
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "My opinion on the subject is malleable."
- "The psychosocial factors in this study are malleable and provide target areas for enhancing mental health in those with high levels of autistic traits."
- "And all over Hollywood, suits are licking their chops at the prospect of more malleable actors. “She’s not going to talk back,” one top talent wrangler told me dryly."
Etymology
From Middle French malléable, borrowed from Late Latin malleābilis, derived from Latin malleāre (“to hammer”), from malleus (“hammer”), from Proto-Indo-European *mal-ni- (“crushing”), an extended variant of *melh₂- (“crush, grind”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *melh₂-, malléable, malleābilis, malleāre, *mal-ni-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: [ˈmæɫiəbɫ̩]
- British English: [ˈmaɫiəbəɫ]
Inflected Forms
more malleable (comparative)
most malleable (superlative)