trainable

[ trey-nuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being trained.
2. Education. of or relating to individuals with moderate intellectual disabilities who may achieve some self-sufficiency, as in personal care.

Other Words From

• train·a·bil·i·ty noun
• un·train·a·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of trainable¹

First recorded in 1540–50; train + -able

Example Sentences

His “gold” is the labor in Africa—cheap, trainable, abundant, and ready to work.

From The Daily Beast

It grows in great strings fourteen or fifteen feet in length and seems as trainable as smilax or the asparagus vine.

From Project Gutenberg