teachable
adjective
teach·able
ˈtē-chə-bəl 
1
a
: capable of being taught
b
: apt and willing to learn
2
: favorable to teaching
teachableness
noun
Examples of teachable in a Sentence
students who are teachable and eager to learn
The book's style makes it very teachable.
Recent Examples on the Web
The teachable lesson here is disrupt.
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Marcus Jones, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2021
The result isn’t just a new set of skills in the robot repertoire, but teachable robots, that can be deployed for new tasks on short turn-around.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
What’s the history? Platt Rogers Spencer, a teacher from East Fishkill, New York, is credited with developing a teachable system of cursive writing in the 1840s, according to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NMAH).
—Fox News, 4 Oct. 2022
Are ethical issues surrounding public health teachable at these young ages?
—Gary Stix, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2022
Johnson-Pitt turned it into a teachable moment for both of them.
—Mary Beth Gahan, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
Who needs a teachable moment when there are monsters at the bus stop?
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2023
In the article, Chandler described his experience with the illness as a teachable moment.
—Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2022
Your children are adults, and this situation is proof that teachable moments don’t stop when the kids reach adulthood.
—al, 13 Nov. 2022
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Marcus Jones, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2021
The result isn’t just a new set of skills in the robot repertoire, but teachable robots, that can be deployed for new tasks on short turn-around.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
What’s the history? Platt Rogers Spencer, a teacher from East Fishkill, New York, is credited with developing a teachable system of cursive writing in the 1840s, according to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NMAH).
—Fox News, 4 Oct. 2022
Are ethical issues surrounding public health teachable at these young ages?
—Gary Stix, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2022
Johnson-Pitt turned it into a teachable moment for both of them.
—Mary Beth Gahan, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
Who needs a teachable moment when there are monsters at the bus stop?
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2023
In the article, Chandler described his experience with the illness as a teachable moment.
—Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2022
Your children are adults, and this situation is proof that teachable moments don’t stop when the kids reach adulthood.
—al, 13 Nov. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Teachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teachable. Accessed 27 Sep. 2023.
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teachable
adjective
teach·able
ˈtē-chə-bəl
: capable of being taught
especially
: able and willing to learn
teachability
noun
ˌtē-chə-ˈbil-ət-ē
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