tractableness

Thân thiện

A teacher appreciates the tractableness of her attentive students.

Definition

Noun: The quality or state of being easily managed, guided, taught, or persuaded; docility, compliance, or malleability.

Usage

"Tractableness" describes a person's character or disposition. It is a formal term used to indicate a willingness to yield to guidance, control, or argument without resistance. * The success of the training program depended on the tractableness of the new recruits. * Her natural tractableness made her an excellent student, always eager to learn and follow instructions.

Advanced Usage

• In Psychology/Philosophy: The term can be used in discussions about human nature, behavior modification, or ethics, concerning the degree to which an individual's will or opinions can be influenced.
  • The philosopher debated whether moral virtue required a certain tractableness to societal norms or the courage to defy them.

Variants and Related Words

• Tractable (adjective): Easily managed, taught, or controlled.
  • The tractable horse was perfect for beginner riders.
• Intractableness (noun): The quality of being hard to manage, control, or persuade; stubbornness. (Antonym)
• Intractable (adjective): Not easily managed, manipulated, or controlled.

Synonyms

• Docility: Readiness to accept control or instruction.
• Compliance: The action or fact of complying with a wish or command.
• Manageability: The quality of being able to be managed or controlled.
• Obedience: Compliance with an order, request, or law.
• Pliancy: The quality of being easily bent or influenced.

Antonyms

• Stubbornness
• Obstinacy
• Intractability
• Recalcitrance
• Wilfulness

Học thuật

Noun

1. the trait of being easily persuaded

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tractability
• flexibility