The difference between Docile and Malleable
When used as adjectives, docile means ready to accept instruction or direction, whereas malleable means able to be hammered into thin sheets.
check bellow for the other definitions of Docile and Malleable
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Docile as an adjective:
Ready to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient.
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Docile as an adjective:
Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.
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Malleable as an adjective:
Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
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Malleable as an adjective (metaphorical):
Flexible, liable to change.
Examples:
"My opinion on the subject is malleable."
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Malleable as an adjective (cryptography, of an algorithm):
in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext