tractablenessn.
The quality of being tractable; tractability.
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tractability1531
conformablenessa1533
tractableness1561
docility1603
ductility1654
amenableness1761
amenability1774
ductibility1795
1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. ii. f. 100 Vnlesse he did frame vs to that tractablenesse by his spirit.
1600 W. Cornwallis Ess. I. iii. sig. D1v The tractablenes of his people might keep them in peace.
1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 27/2 None of these [trees] for Tractableness can compare with the Linden.
1860 J. G. Holland Miss Gilbert's Career v. 72 A gentle, sympathetic word would win her into tenderness and tractableness.
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