Intractableness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Intractable \In*tract"a*ble\, a. [L. intractabilis: cf. F.
     intraitable, formerly also intractable. See {In-} not, and
     {Tractable}.]
     Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed;
     indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent;
     stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child.


  
     Syn: Stubborn; perverse; obstinate; refractory; cross;
          unmanageable; unruly; headstrong; violent; ungovernable;
          unteachable. -- {In*tract"a*ble*ness}, n. --
          {In*tract"a*bly}, adv.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  intractableness
       n : the trait of being hard to influence or control [syn: {intractability}]
           [ant: {tractability}]