Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tractableness"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Tractable \Tract"a*ble\, a. [L. tractabilis, fr, tractare to
draw violently, to handle, treat. See {Treat}, v. t.]
1. Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed; docile;
manageable; governable; as, tractable children; a
tractable learner.

I shall find them tractable enough. --Shak.

2. Capable of being handled; palpable; practicable; feasible;
as, tractable measures. [Obs.] --Holder.
--{Tract"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Tract"a/bly}, adv.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

tractableness
n : the trait of being easily persuaded [syn: {tractability}, {flexibility}]
[ant: {intractability}]


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