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tractability

trac·ta·ble
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [trak-tuh-buh l]
    • /ˈtræk tə bəl/
    • /ˌtræk.tə.ˈbɪ.lɪ.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trak-tuh-buh l]
    • /ˈtræk tə bəl/

Definitions of tractability word

  • adjective tractability easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding: a tractable child; a tractable disposition. 1
  • adjective tractability easily worked, shaped, or otherwise handled; malleable. 1
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Origin of tractability

First appearance:

before 1495
One of the 26% oldest English words
1495-1505; < Latin tractābilis, equivalent to tractā(re) to handle, deal with (frequentative of trahere to draw) + -bilis -ble

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Parts of speech for Tractability

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Tractability

tractability popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tractability usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tractability

noun tractability

  • adjustability — ability to adjust
  • amenability — ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant.
  • changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
  • compliance — a disposition to yield to or comply with others
  • compliancy — compliance (defs 1, 2, 4).

adverb tractability

  • flexibly — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
  • lithely — bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
All 28 Synonyms of tractability

Antonyms for tractability

noun tractability

  • inflexibility — not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
  • intractability — not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
All 2 Antonyms of tractability

Related words

  • tractable

    easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding: a tractable child; a tractable disposition.
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