ductile C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈdʌktəl/ UK /ˈdʌktaɪl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj able to be drawn out into a thin wire; easily molded or led Copper is highly ductile, making it ideal for electrical wiring. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · able to be drawn out into a... malleablepliablepliantflexibletractablesupplemoldable ↔ Opposites brittlerigidinflexibleintractable Word family Forms ductility Derived forms ductilityductilely Related forms ductconductinduceeduce Etymology AI details From Latin 'ductilis' ('that may be led or drawn out'), from 'ducere' ('to lead, draw'). ductilis Latin ducere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # ductile **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdʌktəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdʌktaɪl/ ## Meanings 1. able to be drawn out into a thin wire; easily molded or led ## Examples - Copper is highly ductile, making it ideal for electrical wiring. ## Synonyms - malleable - pliable - pliant - flexible - tractable - supple - moldable ## Antonyms - brittle - rigid - inflexible - intractable ## Derived Forms - ductility - ductilely ## Related Forms - duct - conduct - induce - educe ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ductilis - Root: ducere - to lead ## Etymology From Latin 'ductilis' ('that may be led or drawn out'), from 'ducere' ('to lead, draw'). ## AI Etymology Ductile is from Latin 'ductilis' ('that may be led or drawn out'), from 'ducere' ('to lead, draw'). Important recorded forms include ductilis (Latin) and ducere (Latin). The current sense covers able to be drawn out into a thin wire; easily molded or led. The wider family includes derived forms such as ductility and ductilely and related words such as duct, conduct, induce, and educe. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown