ductile

Meaning

1. Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
2. Molded easily into a new form.
3. (rare) Led easily; prone to follow.

Synonyms

malleable

pliable

flexible

tensile

plastic

tractile

pliant

lithe

moldable

round-eyed

stretchable

stretchy

supple

tensibility

tractable

viscid

viscous

waxy

tensility

credible

spinnable

credulous

docile

elastic

extensibility

forgeable

gullible

Translations

ductile

duttile

dúctil

dúctil

malléable

geschmeidig

dehnbar

biegsam

streckbar

maleável

fucinabile

forgiabile

schmiedbar

dúctil

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdʌk.taɪl/

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin ductilis (“easily led”).