malleability.

1. The ability of a material to be shaped by pressure without breaking.

2. The ease with which someone's views, behavior, or character can be influenced or changed.

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Words that belong together

• the malleability of gold
• metal malleability

On the page

Gold's malleability allows a small amount to be worked into an extremely thin sheet.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: usually uncountable in both senses; no ordinary plural. Writing functions: influence, change, character, material description. Commonness: moderately common. Material shaping and human influence kept separate.