TEACHABLE

docile, teachable

(adjective) ready and willing to be taught; ā€œdocile pupils eager for instructionā€; ā€œteachable youngstersā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

teachable (comparative more teachable, superlative most teachable)

Capable of being taught; apt to learn.

Willing to receive instruction or to learn; docile.

That can be taught.

Facilitating teaching; instructive.

Synonyms

• docile

Anagrams

• cheatable

Source: Wiktionary


Teach"a*ble, a.

Definition: Capable of being taught; apt to learn; also, willing to receive instruction; docile. We ought to bring our minds free, unbiased, and teachable, to learn our religion from the Word of God. I. Watts.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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