educable

[ ej-oo-kuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being educated.
2. of or relating to individuals with mild intellectual disabilities who may achieve self-sufficiency.

educable

/ ˈɛdjʊkəbəl; ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtəbəl /

adjective

1. capable of being trained or educated; able to learn

Derived Forms

• ˌeducaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• ed·u·ca·bil·i·ty noun
• non·ed·u·ca·ble adjective
• un·ed·u·ca·bil·i·ty noun
• un·ed·u·ca·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of educable¹

First recorded in 1835–45; educ(ate) + -able

Example Sentences

I mean, if they didn't learn that from the 2004 election then they may be un-educable.

From The Daily Beast

Animals are educable in different degrees; but where they are educable they begin to profit by experience from the first.

From Project Gutenberg

In their stead he has a greater plasticity of nature, and a more educable intelligence.

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The learner could not possibly be educable, that is, susceptible of receiving instruction, unless he were able to think.

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While atavism itself is unquestioned, this method seizes upon rigid physical characters to measure educable qualities.

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But this freak is a very educable creature, as Professor Yerkes has shown.

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