fictile

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/ˈfɪktəl//ˈfɪktɪl//ˈfɪktaɪl/

adjective

Capable of being molded into the shape of an artifact or art work

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pliablesusceptiblemoldableplasticelastic
OriginLatin fictilus →
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Meanings

adjectivefictile (comparative more fictile, superlative most fictile)

comparative more fictile · superlative most fictile

  1. Capable of being molded into the shape of an artifact or art work
  2. Molded of clay or earth
  3. potteryOf or relating to earthenware
  4. figurativelyCapable of being led or directed

Synonyms & antonyms

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pliable

adjectivesusceptible to being led or directed

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pliablesusceptible

adjectivecapable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)

Similar
moldableplasticelastic
Also see
malleableplasticpliabletractile

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinfictilus
  2. Englishfictile

Latin fictilus, from fictus (from fingere (“to shape, form, devise”)) + -ilis

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Translations

Bulgarian пластичен, керамичен
  • пластичен (plastičen)Capable of being molded into the shape of an artifact or art work
  • керамичен (keramičen)Molded of clay or earth
  • грънчарски (grănčarski)Of or relating to earthenware
Cite this entry
APA

fictile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fictile

MLA

“fictile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fictile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fictile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fictile.

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