tractableness

trac·ta·ble

 (trăk′tə-bəl)

adj.

1. Easily managed or controlled; governable.

2. Easily handled or worked; malleable.

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[Latin tractābilis, from tractāre, to manage, frequentative of trahere, to draw.]

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trac′ta·bil′i·ty, trac′ta·ble·ness n.

trac′ta·bly adv.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tractableness - the trait of being easily persuaded tractability, flexibility trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature manageability, manageableness - capable of being managed or controlled docility - the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable domestication, tameness - the attribute of having been domesticated amenability, amenableness, cooperativeness - the trait of being cooperative obedience - the trait of being willing to obey

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tractableness

noun

The quality or state of willingly carrying out the wishes of others:

acquiescence, amenability, amenableness, compliance, compliancy, deference, obedience, submission, submissiveness, tractability.

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