The principle difference between lettering and typography is that typography is based on fonts, which are static letterforms, and letter shapes formed by lettering are fluid and malleable.
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Malleable
/ˈmæl.iː.ə.bəl/
Synonyms for "malleable" (187 found)
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Adjective(15 words)
Verb(1 words)
Noun(2 words)
adjective describing material propertiesbend plastic
Strong matches (56)
Adjective(8 words)
Verb(1 words)
Noun(4 words)
Related words (93)
Noun(8 words)
motivatedmovablemutablenonuniformobedientopenopen mindedopen-mindedother directedother-directedpassivepermutablepersuadablepersuasibleperviousplasticpliablepliantpracticalprotean
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proteiformquickreadyreceptiveresilientresponsiveripe for instructionrubberyschoolablesensitivesequaciousshapablesoftspringysuasiblesubmissivesuggestiblesupplesusceptibleswayableteachablethirsty for knowledgetractabletractiletrainabletransformabletransienttransitoryuntroublesomevariableweakwhippywieldablewieldywillingwillowyyielding
Adjective(25 words)
nonrigidperfectibleplastic canplastic fiberplastic troughrubberlikesemisoftshapeableshapeable clayshapeable materialsoftsoft argumentsoftersoftishsquashysquishierstretchiersupplesttamabletensile
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Adjective(1 words)
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5 entriesmalleable alloymalleable claymalleable metalmalleable personalitymalleable plastic
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3 entriesSample sentences
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Aluminum is a malleable metal.
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Sami was just a malleable kid.
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Are all metals malleable?
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