tractableness

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trac•ta•ble /ˈtræktəbəl/   adj. 

1. easily managed or controlled;
   docile;
   yielding.

trac•ta•bly, adv. See -trac-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

trac•ta•ble  (trak′tə bəl), adj. 

1. easily managed or controlled;
   docile;
   yielding:
   a tractable child; a tractable disposition.
2. easily worked, shaped, or otherwise handled;
   malleable.

• Latin tractābilis, equivalent. to tractā(re) to handle, deal with (frequentative of trahere to draw) + -bilis -ble
• 1495–1505

trac′ta•bil ′i•ty, trac′ta•ble•ness, n. 
trac ′ta•bly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. manageable, willing, governable.

Antonyms

• 1. stubborn.

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tractable / ˈtræktəb^əl/ adjective

1. easily controlled or persuaded
2. readily worked; malleable

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin tractābilis, from tractāre to manage, from trahere to draw

ˌtractaˈbility, ˈtractableness noun

ˈtractably adverb