ductile

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdʌktəl/ UK /ˈdʌktaɪl/ See IPA manual

adj

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.

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1 adj · able to be drawn out into a... malleable pliable pliant flexible tractable supple moldable

Opposites

brittle rigid inflexible intractable

Word family

Forms ductility

Derived forms ductilityductilely

Related forms duct conduct induce educe

Etymology

From Latin 'ductilis' ('that may be led or drawn out'), from 'ducere' ('to lead, draw').

ductilis Latin ducere Latin

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# 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

## 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

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