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
According to the league's website, an exemplary Indy City Futbol player is one who is enthusiastic; has a positive and welcoming attitude to people from all backgrounds, religions, orientations and experiences; is teachable; and is willing to stand up to or alert the league to bullies and jerks.
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Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Talking about this openly with your children ties these money decisions to teachable values.
—Emily Edlynn, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
That steady practice has crystallized into a belief system and a teachable aesthetic that has become — in our view — an ever-expanding handbook for life.
—Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
The ethos of the approach is that the actual skills required to do a job are often teachable—easily within the first six weeks of a job—and that a college degree bears shockingly little relevance to technical ability.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024
The reality is that a first-rate decision-making process is both teachable and learnable.
—Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
The fact that Elemental can’t seem to get past its own elevator-pitch premise or avoid tripping over its teachable lessons, much less wring laughs and sobs from an opposites-attract love story, is a bit of a shock.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2023
The teachable lesson here is disrupt.
—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
Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Talking about this openly with your children ties these money decisions to teachable values.
—Emily Edlynn, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
That steady practice has crystallized into a belief system and a teachable aesthetic that has become — in our view — an ever-expanding handbook for life.
—Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
The ethos of the approach is that the actual skills required to do a job are often teachable—easily within the first six weeks of a job—and that a college degree bears shockingly little relevance to technical ability.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024
The reality is that a first-rate decision-making process is both teachable and learnable.
—Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
The fact that Elemental can’t seem to get past its own elevator-pitch premise or avoid tripping over its teachable lessons, much less wring laughs and sobs from an opposites-attract love story, is a bit of a shock.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2023
The teachable lesson here is disrupt.
—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
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“Teachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teachable. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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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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