teachable

English

Etymology

From Middle English techeable, techeabyll, techeabylle, equivalent to teach +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

teachable (comparative more teachable, superlative most teachable)

1. Capable of being taught; apt to learn.
2. Willing to receive instruction or to learn; docile.
3. That can be taught.

   Common sense is not a teachable subject.

4. 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.

Synonyms

• docile

Noun

teachable (plural teachables)

1. (informal) A major or minor academic concentration that is an acceptable prerequisite for certain teaching certifications or teacher education programs.

Derived terms

• teachable agent
• teachable moment

 

Translations

capable of being taught

• Bulgarian: схватлив (bg) (shvatliv)
• Czech: učenlivý m
• Latin: docilis, docibilis
• Spanish: enseñable (es)

willing to receive instruction or learn

• Bulgarian: прилежен (bg) (priležen)
• Czech: učenlivý m

References

• “teachable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “teachable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• cheatable