'Tractable' definitions:
Definition of 'tractable'
From: WordNet
adjective
Easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler [syn: tractable, manipulable] [ant: intractable]
adjective
Readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student" [syn: amenable, tractable]
Definition of 'Tractable'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- I shall find them tractable enough. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Capable of being handled; palpable; practicable; feasible; as, tractable measures. [Obs.] --Holder. [1913 Webster] --{Tract"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Tract"a/bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'tractable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acquiescent,
- adaptable,
- adaptive,
- adjustable,
- agreeable,
- alacritous,
- amenable,
- ardent,
- bendable,
- bending,
- biddable,
- complaisant,
- compliant,
- conformable,
- consenting,
- content,
- convenient,
- cooperative,
- disposed,
- docile,
- ductile,
- eager,
- easygoing,
- elastic,
- enthusiastic,
- extensible,
- extensile,
- fabricable,
- facile,
- fain,
- favorable,
- favorably disposed,
- favorably inclined,
- feasible,
- fictile,
- flexible,
- flexile,
- flexuous,
- foolproof,
- formable,
- formative,
- forward,
- game,
- giving,
- governable,
- handleable,
- handy,
- impressible,
- impressionable,
- in the mind,
- in the mood,
- inclined,
- like putty,
- limber,
- lissome,
- lithe,
- lithesome,
- malleable,
- manageable,
- maneuverable,
- minded,
- moldable,
- obedient,
- other-directed,
- persuadable,
- persuasible,
- plastic,
- pliable,
- pliant,
- practical,
- predisposed,
- prompt,
- prone,
- quick,
- ready,
- ready and willing,
- receptive,
- responsive,
- sensitive,
- sequacious,
- shapable,
- springy,
- subdued,
- submissive,
- supple,
- susceptible,
- tame,
- tractile,
- untroublesome,
- well-disposed,
- well-inclined,
- whippy,
- wieldable,
- wieldy,
- willed,
- willing,
- willinghearted,
- willowy,
- workable,
- yielding,
- zealous