English-Thai Dictionary

tractable

ADJ ควบคุม ได้ ง่าย  หัวอ่อน  kub-kum-dai-ngai

 

tractable

ADJ ดัดแปลง ได้ ง่าย  dad-plang-dai-ngai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRACTABLE

a.[L. tractabilis, from tracto, to handle or lead. ] 1. That may be easily led, taught or managed; docile; manageable; governable; as tractable children; a tractable learner.
2. Palpable; such as may be handled; as tractable measures.

 

TRACTABLENESS

n.The state or quality of being tractable or manageable; docility; as the tractableness of children.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TRACTABLE

Tract "a *ble, a. Etym: [L. tractabilis, fr, tractare to draw violently, to handle, treat. See Treat, v. t.]

 

1. Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed; docile; manageable; governable; as, tractable children; a tractable learner. I shall find them tractable enough. Shak.

 

2. Capable of being handled; palpable; practicable; feasible; as, tractable measures. [Obs. ] Holder. --Tract "a *ble *ness, n. -- Tract "a /bly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tractable

trac ta ble |ˈtraktəbəl ˈtræktəbəl | ▶adjective (of a person or animal ) easy to control or influence: tractable dogs that have had some obedience training. • (of a situation or problem ) easy to deal with: trying to make the mathematics tractable. DERIVATIVES trac ta bil i ty |ˌtraktəˈbilitē |noun, trac ta bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Latin tractabilis, from tractare ‘to handle ’ (see tractate ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

tractable

tract |able |ˈtraktəb (ə )l | ▶adjective (of a person ) easy to control or influence: she has always been tractable and obedient, even as a child. • (of a situation or problem ) easy to deal with: trying to make the mathematics tractable. DERIVATIVES tractability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, tractably adverb ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Latin tractabilis, from tractare ‘to handle ’ (see tractate ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

tractable

tractable adjective our preschool teachers disagree with the statement that children are becoming less tractable every year: malleable, manageable, amenable, pliable, governable, yielding, complaisant, compliant, game, persuadable, accommodating, docile, biddable, obliging, obedient, submissive, meek. ANTONYMS recalcitrant.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

tractable

tractable adjective children are no longer as tractable as they used to be: controllable, manageable, malleable, governable, yielding, amenable, complaisant, compliant; adjustable; docile, submissive, obedient, tame, meek, easily handled, biddable, persuadable, persuasible, accommodating, trusting, gullible, dutiful, willing, unassertive, passive, deferential, humble, obsequious, servile, sycophantic. ANTONYMS obstinate, defiant, recalcitrant.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tractable

trac ta ble /trǽktəb (ə )l /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〈人 動物が 〉従順な, 〈問題が 〉扱いやすい .2 〈材料が 〉細工しやすい .tr à c ta b í l i ty 名詞 tr á c ta bly 副詞 ～ness 名詞