moldable

Thân thiện

A child shapes the moldable clay into a small animal.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Capable of being shaped or formed: Describes a material or substance that can be easily molded, modeled, or manipulated into a desired shape, especially when soft or pliable.
   • Easily influenced or adaptable: Can describe a person, idea, or situation that is easily influenced, directed, or adapted.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The clay was soft and moldable, perfect for the pottery class.
  • Children's minds are often seen as highly moldable during their early years.
  • This new polymer is extremely moldable when heated, allowing for complex designs.

Advanced Usage

• "to be moldable into": capable of being shaped into a specific form.
  • The material is moldable into intricate details once it reaches the right temperature.
• "highly moldable": very easy to shape or influence.
  • His opinions were highly moldable, changing with every new conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Mold (verb): to shape or form.
  • She learned to mold the clay into beautiful vases.
• Moldability (noun): the quality of being moldable.
  • The moldability of the dough is key to making good bread.
• Remold (verb): to shape or form again.
  • The artist decided to remold the sculpture.

Synonyms

• Pliable: easily bent or shaped; flexible.
• Malleable: capable of being hammered or pressed into shape without breaking; easily influenced.
• Ductile: able to be drawn out into a thin wire; pliable.
• Adaptable: able to adjust to new conditions.

Related Phrases

• Moldable material: A substance that can be shaped.
  • Wax is a classic moldable material for making candles.
• Moldable character: A personality that is easily shaped by experience.
  • The protagonist's moldable character is central to the novel's plot.

Related Idioms

• Like putty in someone's hands: extremely easy to influence or control, similar to being highly moldable.
  • The charismatic leader had the crowd like putty in his hands.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)
   • plastic substances such as wax or clay

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fictile
• plastic