intractableness
/in,træktə'biliti/ Cách viết khác : (intractableness) /in'træktəblnis/
Definition
Noun: The quality or state of being difficult to manage, influence, or control; stubbornness or unmanageability.
Usage
"Intractableness" is a formal noun used to describe a persistent, resistant quality in a person, situation, or thing. It emphasizes an inherent, often frustrating, resistance to guidance, change, or authority.
Examples
- The intractableness of the child made it impossible for the teacher to maintain order in the classroom.
- Engineers were frustrated by the material's intractableness, which prevented it from being shaped into the desired form.
- The intractableness of the political conflict led to a prolonged stalemate.
Advanced Usage
- "Sheer intractableness": Used to emphasize the absolute and uncompromising nature of the resistance.
- The sheer intractableness of the problem defeated all our initial solutions.
- In academic or analytical contexts, it can describe non-physical concepts.
- The paper discusses the intractableness of certain computational problems.
Variants and Related Words
- Intractable (adjective): Having the quality of intractableness; stubborn or hard to manage.
- an intractable child; an intractable problem
- Intractability (noun): A more common synonym for "intractableness," identical in meaning.
- Tractable (adjective): The direct antonym, meaning easily managed, controlled, or taught.
Synonyms
- Stubbornness
- Obstinacy
- Recalcitrance
- Unmanageability
- Refractoriness
Antonyms
- Tractability
- Manageability
- Compliance
- Docility
- Pliancy
Noun
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the trait of being hard to influence or control
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