teachable
English
Etymology
From Middle English techeable, techeabyll, techeabylle, equivalent to teach + -able.
Adjective
teachable (comparative more teachable, superlative most teachable)
- Capable of being taught; apt to learn.
- Willing to receive instruction or to learn; docile.
- That can be taught.
- Common sense is not a teachable subject.
- Facilitating teaching; instructive.
- 2011, Marjorie Kostelnik, Kara Gregory, Anne Soderman, Guiding Children's Social Development and Learning (page 10)
- Such natural opportunities for social learning become teachable moments, in which children are motivated to learn new strategies.
- 2011, Marjorie Kostelnik, Kara Gregory, Anne Soderman, Guiding Children's Social Development and Learning (page 10)
Synonyms
Translations
willing to receive instruction or learn
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References
- teachable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- teachable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
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