"trainable" meaning in English

See trainable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-trainable.wav Forms: more trainable [comparative], most trainable [superlative]
Etymology: From train + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|train|able}} train + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} trainable (comparative more trainable, superlative most trainable)
  1. Capable of being trained, teachable, educatable. Translations (Translations): treinável (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-trainable-en-adj-qMn0h9xZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-trainable.wav Forms: trainables [plural]
Etymology: From train + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|train|able}} train + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} trainable (plural trainables)
  1. (euphemistic, dated) A mentally retarded person who can be trained or taught. Tags: dated, euphemistic
    Sense id: en-trainable-en-noun-fqOp5wgM Categories (other): English euphemisms, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 43 57

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