Definition of tractable Tractable

/tɹæˈktʌbʌl/ - [traktubul] - trac•ta•ble

We found 10 definitions of tractable from 5 different sources.

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What does tractable mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

tractable - easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler
  manipulable
  intractable not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"
  compliant disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"
  docile willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation"
  manageable capable of being managed or controlled
  obedient dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke
  tamed, tame brought from wildness; "the once inhospitable landscape is now tamed"
  tractability, tractableness, flexibility the trait of being easily persuaded
  ductile, malleable capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"
  teachable, docile willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation"
tractable - readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student"
  amenable
  susceptible (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • tractable (v. t.)
    Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed; docile; manageable; governable; as, tractable children; a tractable learner.
  • tractable (v. t.)
    Capable of being handled; palpable; practicable; feasible; as, tractable measures.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • tractable
    Capable of being handled or touched; palpable; practicable; feasible.

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  • tractable, adjective.

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