Definition of Teachable

1. Adjective. Ready and willing to be taught. "Teachable youngsters"

Exact synonyms: Docile
Similar to: Manipulable, Tractable
Derivative terms: Teach, Teach

Definition of Teachable

1. a. Capable of being taught; apt to learn; also, willing to receive instruction; docile.

Definition of Teachable

1. Adjective. Capable of being taught; apt to learn. ¹

2. Adjective. Willing to receive instruction or to learn; docile. ¹

3. Adjective. That can be taught. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Teachable

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Teachable

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teaboxes
teacake
teacakes
teacart
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teach away
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teach someone a lesson
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teachable (current term)
teachableness
teachablenesses
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teacherese

Literary usage of Teachable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Plato, and the Other Companions of Sokrates by George Grote (1888)
"vi i • •. i -LT - ' , teachable? the inversion of philosophical order by discussing the without de- second question without having determined the first, ..."

2. Plato, and the Other Companions of Sokrates by George Grote (1888)
"teachable? the inversion ot philosophical order by discussing the without de- second question without having determined the first, ^hat virtue enters upon ..."

3. The Principles of Expression in Pianoforte Playing by Adolph Friedrich Christiani (1885)
"In reference to the question, " Which of these modes of expression is teachable?" it must bo remembered that expression is simply the agent of either ..."

4. Plato, and the Other Companions of Sokrates by George Grote (1888)
"but— "Is virtue teachable or whether" not?" Sokrates, after renewing his objection ... or a mode of knowledge, cannot come by nature, but must be teachable. ..."

5. The Principles of Expression in Pianoforte Playing by Adolph Friedrich Christiani (1885)
"In reference to the question, " Which of these modes of expression is teachable?" it must be remembered that expression is simply the agent of either ..."

6. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1887)
"frugal, teachable middle classes, and to its sober, sturdy, and orderly lower classes, Bombay city owes many of its ablest officials and lawyers, ..."

7. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Proverbs by Crawford Howell Toy (1899)
"The proverb inculcates a teachable disposition — one mark of a fool is unwillingness to take advice. The instruction must be understood to be of the most ..."

8. Plato, and the Other Companions of Sokrates by George Grote (1888)
"vi i • •. i -LT - ' , teachable? the inversion of philosophical order by discussing the without de- second question without having determined the first, ..."

9. Plato, and the Other Companions of Sokrates by George Grote (1888)
"teachable? the inversion ot philosophical order by discussing the without de- second question without having determined the first, ^hat virtue enters upon ..."

10. The Principles of Expression in Pianoforte Playing by Adolph Friedrich Christiani (1885)
"In reference to the question, " Which of these modes of expression is teachable?" it must bo remembered that expression is simply the agent of either ..."

11. Plato, and the Other Companions of Sokrates by George Grote (1888)
"but— "Is virtue teachable or whether" not?" Sokrates, after renewing his objection ... or a mode of knowledge, cannot come by nature, but must be teachable. ..."

12. The Principles of Expression in Pianoforte Playing by Adolph Friedrich Christiani (1885)
"In reference to the question, " Which of these modes of expression is teachable?" it must be remembered that expression is simply the agent of either ..."

13. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1887)
"frugal, teachable middle classes, and to its sober, sturdy, and orderly lower classes, Bombay city owes many of its ablest officials and lawyers, ..."

14. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Proverbs by Crawford Howell Toy (1899)
"The proverb inculcates a teachable disposition — one mark of a fool is unwillingness to take advice. The instruction must be understood to be of the most ..."

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