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English Dictionary: tractableness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tractableness
n
  1. the trait of being easily persuaded [syn: tractability, tractableness, flexibility]
    Antonym(s): intractability, intractableness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tractable \Tract"a*ble\, a. [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.
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