- trac|ta|bil|i|ty
- trac|ta|bil|i|ty «TRAK tuh BIHL uh tee», noun.the quality of being tractable; manageableness; docility.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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in|trac|ta|bil|i|ty — «ihn TRAK tuh BIHL uh tee», noun. the state or quality of being intractable; stubbornness … Useful english dictionary
trac — am·trac; at·trac·tion; at·trac·tion·al·ly; at·trac·tor; con·trac·til·i·ty; con·trac·tion; con·trac·tion·al; con·trac·tion·ist; con·trac·tive; con·trac·tor; con·trac·tu·al; con·trac·ture; con·trac·tus; de·trac·tion; de·trac·tive; de·trac·tor;… … English syllables
bil — ab·sorb·a·bil·i·ty; ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty; act·a·bil·i·ty; adapt·a·bil·i·ty; ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty; adopt·a·bil·i·ty; ador·a·bil·i·ty; ad·sorb·a·bil·i·ty; ad·vis·a·bil·i·ty; af·fa·bil·i·ty; af·fect·a·bil·i·ty; ag·glu·ti·na·bil·i·ty; agree·a·bil·i·ty;… … English syllables
tractability — trac·ta·bil·i·ty … English syllables
tractable — trac•ta•ble [[t]ˈtræk tə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) easily managed or controlled; docile 2) easily worked, shaped, or otherwise handled; malleable • Etymology: 1495–1505; < L tractābilis, der. of tractā(re) to handle, deal with (freq. of trahere to… … From formal English to slang
ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… … English syllables
Intractable — Unstoppable. For example, intractable diarrhea or intractable pain. * * * 1. SYN: refractory (1). 2. SYN: obstinate (1). [L. in tractabilis, fr. in neg. + tracto, to draw, haul] * * * in·trac·ta·ble ( )in trak tə bəl adj 1) not easily managed or… … Medical dictionary
intractable — in|trac|ta|ble [ ın træktəbl ] adjective 1. ) FORMAL very difficult or impossible to deal with: the intractable problem of prison overcrowding 2. ) refusing to be persuaded or refusing to deal in a friendly way with someone ╾ in|trac|ta|bly… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
intractable — in•trac•ta•ble [[t]ɪnˈtræk tə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) not docile or manageable; stubborn 2) hard to shape or work with: an intractable metal[/ex] 3) hard to treat, relieve, or cure • Etymology: 1535–45; < L intractābilis in•trac ta•bil′i•ty,… … From formal English to slang
distractibility — A disorder of attention in which the mind is easily diverted by inconsequential occurrences; seen in mania and attention deficit disorder. * * * dis·tract·i·bil·i·ty dis .trak tə bil ət ē n, pl ties a condition in which the attention of the mind… … Medical dictionary
