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Wieldable vs Yieldable - What's the difference?

wieldable | yieldable |

As adjectives the difference between wieldable and yieldable

is that wieldable is capable of being wielded while yieldable is (archaic) disposed to yield or comply.

wieldable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of being wielded.
  • * 1973 , Louis A. Brennan, Beginner's guide to archaeology
    • Garden shops now carry hoes with this depth of blade, so that all that has to be done is to cut off the handle to a wieldable length.

    yieldable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Disposed to yield or comply.
  • (engineering) Capable of yielding under pressure, rather than being bent or snapped.