- teach|a|ble
- teach|a|ble «TEE chuh buhl», adjective.capable of being taught. SYNONYM(S): educable.–teach´a|ble|ness, noun.
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teach´a|ble|ness — teach|a|ble «TEE chuh buhl», adjective. capable of being taught. SYNONYM(S): educable. –teach´a|ble|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
un|teach´a|ble|ness — un|teach|a|ble «uhn TEE chuh buhl», adjective. not teachable; indocile. –un|teach´a|ble|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
un|teach|a|ble — «uhn TEE chuh buhl», adjective. not teachable; indocile. –un|teach´a|ble|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
learn´a|ble — learn «lurn», verb, learned or learnt «lurnt», learn|ing. –v.i. 1. to gain knowledge or skill; receive instruction: »Some children learn slowly. 2. to become informed; hear: »to … Useful english dictionary
fa|ble — «FAY buhl», noun, verb, bled, bling. –n. 1. a story that is made up to teach a lesson. Fables are often about animals who can talk, as in The Hare and the Tortoise and The Fox and the Crow. SYNONYM(S): apologue. 2. an untrue story; falsehood;… … Useful english dictionary
par|a|ble — «PAR uh buhl», noun. 1. a brief story used to teach some moral lesson or truth: »Jesus taught in parables. If the story tellers could ha got decency and good morals from true stories, who d have troubled to invent parables? (Thomas Hardy).… … Useful english dictionary
teachable — teach•a•ble [[t]ˈti tʃə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) capable of being instructed, as a person 2) capable of being taught, as a subject • Etymology: 1475–85 … From formal English to slang
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
Teachableness — Teach a*ble*ness, n. Willingness to be taught. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nonteachable — non•teach′a•ble adj. bly, adv … From formal English to slang
