"teachable" meaning in All languages combined

See teachable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈtiːt͡ʃəbəl/, [ˈtʰɪi̯t͡ʃəbəl] ~ [ˈtʰɪi̯t͡ʃəbl̩] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-teachable.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more teachable [comparative], most teachable [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English techeable, techeabyll, techeabylle, equivalent to teach + -able. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|techeable}} Middle English techeable, {{af|en|teach|-able}} teach + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} teachable (comparative more teachable, superlative most teachable)
  1. Capable of being taught; apt to learn.
    Sense id: en-teachable-en-adj-fQz9GpbJ Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 28 13 19 15 24
  2. Willing to receive instruction or to learn; docile.
    Sense id: en-teachable-en-adj-lf3sPdL6 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 28 13 19 15 24
  3. That can be taught.
    Sense id: en-teachable-en-adj-Rs6NX~dt Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 28 13 19 15 24
  4. Facilitating teaching; instructive.
    Sense id: en-teachable-en-adj-0AgdjsaJ Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 28 13 19 15 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: docile

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtiːt͡ʃəbəl/, [ˈtʰɪi̯t͡ʃəbəl] ~ [ˈtʰɪi̯t͡ʃəbl̩] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-teachable.wav [Southern-England] Forms: teachables [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English techeable, techeabyll, techeabylle, equivalent to teach + -able. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|techeable}} Middle English techeable, {{af|en|teach|-able}} teach + -able Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: informal Derived forms: nonteachable, teachable agent, teachable moment, teachableness, teachably, unteachable Translations (capable of being taught): схватлив (shvatliv) (Bulgarian), učenlivý [masculine] (Czech), docilis (Latin), docibilis (Latin), enseñable (Spanish) Translations (willing to receive instruction or learn): прилежен (priležen) (Bulgarian), učenlivý [masculine] (Czech)
    Sense id: en-teachable-en-noun-Xry2Recl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 25 3 26 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 28 13 19 15 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 12 5 16 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 24 3 25 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 22 3 23 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 13 7 16 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 7 16 7 15 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 5 12 5 15 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 12 5 15 64

Inflected forms

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      "word": "učenlivý"
    }
  ],
  "word": "teachable"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-08-28 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-08-05 using wiktextract (872fc7b and 4deed51). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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