ductile
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin ductilis (“easily led”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
ductile (comparative more ductile, superlative most ductile)
- Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
- Molded easily into a new form.
- (rare) Led easily; prone to follow.
Synonyms
- (molded easily): flexible, plastic, pliant; see also Thesaurus:moldable
- (led easily): tractable
Antonyms
- (capable of being pulled into thin wire): brittle
Coordinate terms
Related terms
Translations
capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire
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molded easily into a new form
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easily led
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See also
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
ductile (plural ductiles)
- ductile (capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire).
Further reading
- “ductile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) ductile
- nominative neuter singular of ductilis
- accusative neuter singular of ductilis
- vocative neuter singular of ductilis
References
- ductile in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
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