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Definition of Intractableness
1. Noun. The trait of being hard to influence or control.
Generic synonyms: Trait
Specialized synonyms: Recalcitrance, Recalcitrancy, Refractoriness, Unmanageableness, Wildness, Defiance, Rebelliousness, Fractiousness, Unruliness, Wilfulness, Willfulness, Balkiness, Mulishness, Obstinacy, Obstinance, Stubbornness, Disobedience
Derivative terms: Intractable, Intractable
Antonyms: Tractability
Definition of Intractableness
1. Noun. The state of being intractable; intractability. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Intractableness
Literary usage of Intractableness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Theological and Literary Journal (1855)
"idea of man's independence of God, or intractableness under the most powerful
influence he is able to exert, and invincible tendency to sin by the force of ..."
2. Final Causes: A Refutation by Wathan Mark Wilks Call (1891)
"A human contriver is restricted by the nature of the materials in which he works,
and displays his ingenuity by conquering " their intractableness, ..."
3. The American Historical Review by American Historical Association (1903)
"... intractableness as commander-in-chief of the army in 1866, two most interesting
letters are given, addressed to Cavour in 1859 and revealing at once the ..."
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