- teachable
- adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. capable of being taught b. apt and willing to learn 2. favorable to teaching • teachableness noun • teachably adverb
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Teachable — Teach a*ble, a. Capable of being taught; apt to learn; also, willing to receive instruction; docile. [1913 Webster] We ought to bring our minds free, unbiased, and teachable, to learn our religion from the Word of God. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
teachable — late 15c., from TEACH (Cf. teach) (v.) + ABLE (Cf. able). Teachable moment attested from 1917, not common until after c.1960 … Etymology dictionary
teachable — index corrigible, malleable, pliable, sequacious, tractable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
teachable — adjective a) Capable of being taught; apt to learn. Common sense is not a teachable subject. b) Willing to receive instruction or to learn; docile. Syn: docile … Wiktionary
teachable — teach ► VERB (past and past part. taught) 1) impart knowledge to or instruct in how to do something, especially in a school or as part of a recognized programme. 2) give instruction in (a subject or skill). 3) cause to learn by example or… … English terms dictionary
teachable — teachability, teachableness, n. teachably, adv. /tee cheuh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being instructed, as a person; docile. 2. capable of being taught, as a subject. [1475 85; TEACH + ABLE] * * * … Universalium
teachable — Synonyms and related words: apt, bright, clever, docile, educable, facile, formable, homely, humble, humble looking, humble visaged, humblest, impressionable, inglorious, innocuous, instructable, intelligent, least, low, lowest, lowliest, lowly,… … Moby Thesaurus
teachable — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. qualified, amenable, open to instructions, sympathetic, eager, willing to learn, docile, intelligent, bright, apt; see also able 1 , intelligent 1 , willing 1 , 2 . Ant. stupid*, unteachable, dense. II (Roget s… … English dictionary for students
teachable — teach·a·ble || tɪËtʃəbl adj. learnable, instructible … English contemporary dictionary
teachable — a. Docile, apt, apt to learn … New dictionary of synonyms
