tractability

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From tractable + -ity, from Latin tractabilitas.

Have I been wanting in obedience, in tractability, in discretion? — Eloisa : $b or, A series of original letters, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Mr. Grayson showed every sign of tractability, and they began to feel again that their valuable time had not been expended in vain. — The Candidate: A Political Romance, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
And to please her parent the girl put herself quite in Joan’s hands, saying serenely—“Do what you like with me, mother.” Mrs Durbeyfield was only too delighted at this tractability. — Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman, Thomas Hardy

tractableness, flexibility

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