teachable

American  

[tee-chuh-buhl] / ˈti tʃə bəl /

adjective

1. capable of being instructed, as a person; docile.

2. capable of being taught, as a subject.

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Other Word Forms

• nonteachability
  noun
• nonteachable
  adjective
• nonteachableness
  noun
• nonteachably
  adverb
• teachability
  noun
• teachableness
  noun
• teachably
  adverb
• unteachable
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of teachable

First recorded in 1475–85; teach + -able

Example Sentences

Google’s Teachable Machines is a computer-vision tool similar to Lobe.ai.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022

Q. Re: Teachable moment in online dating: You and the OP missed the point of this man’s question.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2017

Rather than try his luck in the voting booth, he headed to New York University, where he led a seminar called “The Teachable Art of Governing.”

From New York Times • May 5, 2013

Teachable moments As is often the case in awkward cases – where the system does not quite work as intended – a few things can be drawn from this episode.

From Forbes • Jan. 15, 2013

Teachable moments come throughout, as veterans share wisdom on the bench, or in quick conversations when play is stopped.

From Washington Post • Jul. 17, 2010