TRACTABILITY

tractability, tractableness, flexibility

(noun) the trait of being easily persuaded

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tractability (countable and uncountable, plural tractabilities)

The state of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness.

Source: Wiktionary


Tract`a*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. tractabilitas: cf.F. tractabilite.]

Definition: The quality or state of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 June 2025

DISPIRITEDLY

(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”


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