Malleable vs Brittle - What's the difference?
malleable | brittle |
Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
(metaphorical ) Flexible, liable to change.
(cryptography, of an algorithm) in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext
Inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure.
* 1977 , , Penguin Classics, p. 329:
Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.
* Shortbread'' is my favorite cold pastry, yet being so brittle it crumbles easily, and a lot goes to waste.
(archaeology) Said of rocks and minerals with a conchoidal fracture; capable of being knapped or flaked.
Emotionally fragile, easily offended.
(informal, proscribed)
(uncountable) A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.
(uncountable) Anything resembling this confection, such as flapjack, a cereal bar, etc.
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As adjectives the difference between malleable and brittle
is that malleable is malleable (able to be hammered into thin sheets) while brittle is inflexible, liable to break or snap easily under stress or pressure.As a noun brittle is
(uncountable) a confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.malleable
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Adjective
(en adjective)- My opinion on the subject is malleable .
Coordinate terms
* ductileReferences
*brittle
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(wikipedia brittle)Adjective
(en-adj)- Cast iron is much more brittle than forged iron.
- A diamond is hard but brittle .
- 'Do you suppose our convent, and I too, / Are insufficient, then, to pray for you? / Thomas, that joke's not good. Your faith is brittle .
- What a brittle personality! A little misunderstanding and he's an emotional wreck.
Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Merck manual Diabetes that is characterized by dramatic swings in blood sugar level.
Noun
- As a child, my favorite candy was peanut brittle .