- Easily managed or controlled; governable.
- Easily handled or worked; malleable.
[Latin tractābilis, from tractāre, to manage, frequentative of trahere, to draw.]
tractability trac'ta·bil'i·ty or trac'ta·ble·ness n.tractably trac'ta·bly adv.
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[Latin tractābilis, from tractāre, to manage, frequentative of trahere, to draw.]
tractability trac'ta·bil'i·ty or trac'ta·ble·ness n.
adjective
Definition: manageable
Antonyms: intractable, obstinate, stubborn, uncontrollable, unmanageable, unruly
Easy to manage; tolerable.
Although I may not be a lioness, I am a lion's cub, and inherit many of his qualities; and as long as the King of France treats me gently he will find me as gentle and tractable as he can desire; but if he be rough, I shall take the trouble to be just as
— Elizabeth I (1533-1603)
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - medgørlig, føjelig, spag
Français (French)
adj. - docile, malléable, soluble
Deutsch (German)
adj. - folgsam, fügsam, leicht formbar
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευκολομεταχείριστος, μαλακός, υπάκουος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - tratável, afável, maleável
Русский (Russian)
податливый, легко поддающийся обработке
Español (Spanish)
adj. - dócil, manejable
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - medgörlig, foglig, spak, lätthanterlig
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
易驾驭的, 易管教的, 驯良的
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 易駕馭的, 易管教的, 馴良的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 순종적인, 다루기 쉬운, 세공하기 쉬운
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 御しやすい, 細工しやすい, 扱いやすい
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) قابل للطرق أو ألمطل, طريق
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - צייתן, ממושמע, מקבל מרות, נוח, חשיל, גמיש, נוח לעיצוב
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