teachableness

noun

Definition of teachablenessnext
as in tractability

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teachableness
  1. obedience
  2. subordination
  3. conformity
  4. submission
  5. acquiescence
  6. humility
  7. meekness
  8. surrender
Noun
  • According to the non-fiction author and blogger Leanna Mae, who herself is Apostolic Pentecostal, refusing to cut hair is an act of obedience to the scriptures.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Ferrara bought a metric ton of tapeworm props, hired a scene-stealing Meg Tilly and showed us that, even in docile peacetime, demands of obedience and conformity can be seamlessly co-opted by evil forces, leaving us with zero options of how to live outside their control.
    Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of obedience
Noun
  • In Gilead, women exist in complete subordination to men, especially the handmaids, a class of women who are still fertile despite an ongoing environmental catastrophe that has decimated birth rates.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The armed forces have never aspired or organized to overthrow the government, and their professional ethos of subordination to civilian control is deeply ingrained.
    Kori Schake, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of subordination
Noun
  • Distancing Oneself When neither conformity nor validation feels viable, some individuals opt to distance themselves from the source of conflict.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The government says the text proves an intent to enforce gender conformity.
    Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of conformity
Noun
  • Jason Bannon, the chairman of the Connecticut Chapter of Labor Assistance Professionals, said the group asked for funding for naloxone from OSAC, and, after receiving a confirmation that their submission was received by the committee, never heard anything else.
    Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Many of the takedowns and submission holds applied by the wrestlers are similar to those used by performers in North American promotions such as WWE or Lucha Libre AAA.
    Mark LaSota, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of submission
Noun
  • The most disturbing thing about it is the silence, the acquiescence, the normalization.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, such preemptive acquiescence can embolden politicians to double down on their policy goals.
    Meg Little Reilly, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of acquiescence
Noun
  • If Nietzsche was right, altruism comes from selfishness, humility from arrogance, love from hate.
    Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Approach it with curiosity, humility, and a commitment to growth.
    Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of humility
Noun
  • Most disconcerting is the meekness of Washington’s supposedly stalwart European allies.
    Raphael Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2014
  • But to see Bass as a kumbaya leader — or to mistake her softness for meekness — is to fundamentally misunderstand her.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
Definition of meekness
Noun
  • However, owner surrender rates increased from 30.5 percent in 2019 to 32 percent in 2024, which is primarily due to cats.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • It could well be forced into a surrender involving Putin annexing huge swaths of its territory, as well as promising never to join NATO.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of surrender
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teachable

teachableness

teacher

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