malleable.

1. Able to have attitudes or behavior shaped by external influence.

2. Able to be pressed or hammered into a new shape without breaking.

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Words that belong together

• malleable beliefs
• malleable character

On the page

Her beliefs were more malleable than her public statements suggested.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more malleable; superlative most malleable when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, behavior. Commonness: moderately common.