malleability

Noun
US[mal-ee-uh-bil-uh-tee]/ˌmæliəˈbɪləti/6 syllables
Synonyms: plasticity

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breakingSynonyms: plasticityOpposite unmalleabilityType of physical propertyKinds flexibility, ductility
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Mal′le·a·bil′i·ty noun

Origin: CF. F. malléabilité.

The quality or state of being malleable; — opposed to friability and brittleness. John Locke

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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