malleable, malleability, malleableness 1. Capable of being shaped by being beaten or by pressure; a property of certain metals such as gold and silver. 2. Having the characteristics of being beaten out into a thin plate. 3. Having the property (possessed by certain substances, especially metals) of being deprived of form by hammering or pressure, w... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1243/