Tractableness

2 definitions found

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

  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.
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              I shall find them tractable enough.   --Shak.
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     2. Capable of being handled; palpable; practicable; feasible;
        as, tractable measures. [Obs.] --Holder.
        [1913 Webster] --{Tract"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Tract"a/bly},
        adv.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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