teachableness

noun

Definition of teachablenessnext
as in tractability

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teachableness
  1. obedience
  2. subordination
  3. conformity
  4. submission
  5. acquiescence
  6. humility
  7. meekness
  8. surrender
Noun
  • In March 1856, Little Thunder was forced to shake hands with Harney, who had summoned leaders of the seven Lakota bands to Fort Pierre, in South Dakota, to dictate his terms for peace—essentially, obedience and docility.
    Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Their doodle graduated first in its class from obedience school; next stop, Westminster.
    Angela Haupt, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of obedience
Noun
  • The only way to avoid a subordination discount is to be capital-efficient.
    Michael Szalontay, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • What this adds up to, Payne argues, is the near-total subordination of political discourse to group identities.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of subordination
Noun
  • These organizations all put a high value on professional success, and view community service as both a form of outreach and a sign of conformity to a middle-class ideal.
    Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
  • As for Sylvester, the singer points to the late legend as a trailblazer for combatting gender conformity.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of conformity
Noun
  • The Commonwealth of Kentucky's state board of elections provides a contact submission form for Kentucky residents, where online users input their name, email, and any comments.
    Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The win for Cruz avenged the only loss of his career at that point, a submission defeat to Faber in 2007.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of submission
Noun
  • Republican Dwight Eisenhower’s election in 1952 resulted in GOP acquiescence in the New Deal’s expansion of federal authority.
    Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Even now, after more than two and a half years of fighting, most polling shows Russians generally displaying support, or at least acquiescence, to the war, although some dents appear to be showing.
    Peter Pomerantsev, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of acquiescence
Noun
  • This leads to a heartfelt exploration of ego, humility, and legacy.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Directed by Kim Chang-ju, the film is a comedy about a Korean archery champion who has to learn some humility when a plane crash lands him in the South American jungle and puts him among tribesmen with better bow and arrow skills.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of humility
Noun
  • Most disconcerting is the meekness of Washington’s supposedly stalwart European allies.
    Raphael Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2014
  • But to see Bass as a kumbaya leader — or to mistake her softness for meekness — is to fundamentally misunderstand her.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
Definition of meekness
Noun
  • According to Safe Haven Baby Boxes, the organization is the only one in the U.S. that provides an anonymous surrender option to parents of newborns.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The militants carried out bombings, ransom kidnappings and beheadings during their heyday starting in the late 1990s, but they have been weakened considerably by battle defeats, surrenders and infighting.
    Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of surrender
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teachable

teachableness

teacher

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