tractable

  • 71obedient — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Dutiful] Syn. amenable, loyal, law abiding, governable, tractable, resigned, devoted, respectful, complaisant, controllable, attentive, obliging, willing, deferential, under the control of, at one s command, obeisant,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 72flexibility — noun 1. the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped (Freq. 7) • Syn: ↑flexibleness • Ant: ↑inflexibility • Derivationally related forms: ↑flexible (for: ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 73tractability — noun the trait of being easily persuaded • Syn: ↑tractableness, ↑flexibility • Ant: ↑intractability • Derivationally related forms: ↑flexible (for: ↑flexibility …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 74tractableness — noun the trait of being easily persuaded • Syn: ↑tractability, ↑flexibility • Ant: ↑intractability (for: ↑tractability) • Derivationally related forms: ↑f …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 75trac´ta|ble|ness — trac|ta|ble «TRAK tuh buhl», adjective. 1. easily managed or controlled; easy to deal with; docile: »a tractable child. Dogs are more tractable than cats. SYNONYM(S): compliant, manageable. 2. easily handled or worked: »Tractable metals can be… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 76trac|ta|ble — «TRAK tuh buhl», adjective. 1. easily managed or controlled; easy to deal with; docile: »a tractable child. Dogs are more tractable than cats. SYNONYM(S): compliant, manageable. 2. easily handled or worked: »Tractable metals can be hammered and… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 77Flexible — Flex i*ble, a. [L. flexibilis: cf. F. flexible.] 1. Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle. [1913 Webster] When the splitting wind Makes …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 78Flexibleness — Flexible Flex i*ble, a. [L. flexibilis: cf. F. flexible.] 1. Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle. [1913 Webster] When the splitting… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 79Flexibly — Flexible Flex i*ble, a. [L. flexibilis: cf. F. flexible.] 1. Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle. [1913 Webster] When the splitting… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 80Intractable — 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;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English