mouldable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English mould Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English mouldable From mould + -able.
Meanings
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(UK) Able to be moulded; plastic
The differences of impressible and not impressible; figurable and not figurable; mouldable and not mouldable; scissile and not scissile; and many other passions of matter, are plebeian notions, applied unto the instruments and uses which men ordinarily practise; but they are all but the effects of some of these causes following, which we will enumerate without applying them, because that would be too long.
1651, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most mouldable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| moldable | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more mouldable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (1)
es moldeable (Translations)