Ductile, a.
Etymology: [L. ductilis, fr. ducere to lead: cf. F. ductile. See Duct.]
1. Easily led; tractable; complying; yielding to motives, persuasion, or instruction; as, a ductile people. Addison. Forms their ductile minds To human virtues. Philips.
2. Capable of being elongated or drawn out, as into wire or threads. Gold . . . is the softest and most ductile of all metals. Dryden. -- Duc"tile*ly, adv. -- Duc"tile*ness, n.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists ductile only as an antonym, under absolute.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given