tractableness
- noun
- /ˈtræktəblnəs/
- While his tractableness helped him make friends, it sometimes led others to take advantage of his accommodating nature.
Examples
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The tractableness of the students allowed the teacher to implement new classroom routines smoothly.
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Her tractableness made her a favorite among her supervisors, who appreciated her willingness to cooperate.
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Her tractableness made her an excellent candidate for the team.
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The manager appreciated the tractableness of his new assistant.
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Her tractableness made her a favorite among her supervisors, who appreciated her willingness to cooperate.
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The tractableness of the students allowed the teacher to implement new classroom routines smoothly.
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While his tractableness helped him make friends, it sometimes led others to take advantage of his accommodating nature.
Synonyms
2
7.1
Being calm and ready to follow instructions from others
1
5.1
How easy something is to control or look after
1
9.1
Willingness to follow instructions and accept guidance
1
7.7
The quality of being easily managed or persuaded
1
7.6
Being easily convinced by other people
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6.8
A willingness to cooperate and accept suggestions
1
8.9
How easy something is to hold, move, or control
How easy something is to control or handle
A willingness to work with others and accept suggestions
How easily a person accepts other people's ideas
Antonyms
How Manageable
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7.1
- Formal
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6.8
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3.6
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9.6
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8.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
tractableness = tractable (semi-transparent) = tract + able + ness
The formation 'tractable' + '-ness' is a regular nominalization, but 'tractable' itself is built from the Latin combining form 'tract-' plus '-able', which may be unfamiliar to many learners.
Etymology
Tractableness comes from the root tract, from an old Latin word meaning 'to handle' or 'to pull', plus the ending -able meaning 'able', and you can see the same root in tractor, a machine that pulls things. So, tractableness is the quality of being easy to handle or easy to persuade.