teachable
adjective
capable of being instructed, as a person; docile.
teachableness
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a word derived from
teachable.
Example Sentences
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But what no artist could put upon canvas was the dramatic absence of resentment and defeated ambition in the one, and the patient teachableness and self-mastery of the other.
From Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics by Allen Johnson
Undoubtedly, not in religion only, but in any branch of human knowledge, teachableness is the condition of growth.
From Short Studies on Great Subjects by James Anthony Froude
And conversely the prolonging of the plastic period of infancy, entailing a vast increase in teachableness and versatility, has contributed to the further enlargement of the cerebral surface.
From The Destiny of Man Viewed in the Light of His Origin by John Fiske
Perhaps they realise that the Roman has learnt with an admirable patience and teachableness the new lessons that have been put before him.
From Rome by Hope Malleson
They show acute observation, great ingenuity, clever adaptation, and teachableness.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner
