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ductile

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈdʌk.taɪl/
  • US: /ˈdʌk.təl/
  • US: /ˈdʌk.taɪl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌktaɪl
  • CMU ARPABET: D AH1 K T AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • ductile material
  • ductile shape
  • ductile alloy
  • ductile state
  • Gold is highly ductile, allowing it to be drawn into very fine wires.
  • The ductile nature of copper makes it essential in electrical wiring.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Molded easily into a new form.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Led easily; prone to follow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • ductile copper
  • malleable metals such as gold
  • they soaked the leather to made it pliable
  • pliant molten glass
  • made of highly tensile steel alloy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

easily influenced

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: malleable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin ductilis (“easily led”).

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ковък (kovǎk) — capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire
  • Catalan: dúctil — capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire
  • Danish: stækbar — capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire
  • Finnish: venyvä — capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire
  • Finnish: muokattava — capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire
  • French: ductile — capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire
  • German: duktil — capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire
  • Greek: όλκιμος (ólkimos) — capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire
  • Italian: duttile — capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire
  • Italian: trafilabile — capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire
  • Manx: yn-sheeyney — capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire
  • Māori: kōngohe — capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire
  • Norwegian: formbar — capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire
  • Portuguese: dúctil — capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire
  • Russian: тягучий (tjagučij) — capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire
  • Slovak: kujný m rozťažný — capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire
  • Swedish: duktil — capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire
  • Turkish: sünek — capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire
  • Bulgarian: пластичен (plastičen) — molded easily into a new form
  • Danish: smidig — molded easily into a new form
  • Danish: sej — molded easily into a new form
  • Finnish: muokattava — molded easily into a new form
  • German: duktil — molded easily into a new form
  • German: formbar — molded easily into a new form
  • German: verformbar — molded easily into a new form
  • Italian: duttile — molded easily into a new form
  • Macedonian: ра́стеглив (rástegliv) — molded easily into a new form
  • Macedonian: ела́стичен (elástičen) — molded easily into a new form
  • Macedonian: пла́стичен (plástičen) — molded easily into a new form
  • Portuguese: dúctil — molded easily into a new form
  • Russian: эластичный (elastičnyj) — molded easily into a new form
  • Slovak: tvárny m tvarovateľný m poddajný — molded easily into a new form
  • Swedish: formbar — molded easily into a new form
  • Bulgarian: податлив (podatliv) — easily led
  • Danish: føjelig — easily led
  • Finnish: johdateltava — easily led
  • Finnish: herkkäuskoinen — easily led
  • Finnish: hyväuskoinen — easily led
  • German: fügsam — easily led
  • Macedonian: по́слушен (póslušen) — easily led
  • Macedonian: по́корен (pókoren) — easily led
  • Macedonian: по́датлив (pódatliv) — easily led
  • Portuguese: dúctil — easily led
  • Russian: послу́шный (poslúšnyj) — easily led
  • Slovak: poddajný m ovládateľný — easily led