Synonyms for intractableness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-trak-tuh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtræk tə bəl

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Définition of intractableness

Origin :
  • c.1500, "rough, stormy;" 1540s, "not manageable," from Latin intractabilis "not to be handled, unmanageable," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + tractabilis (see tractable). Related: Intractably.
  • noun unruliness
Example sentences :
  • It is owing to the intractableness and vileness of matter that the Divine Idea finds itself so imperfectly realized.
  • Extract from : « Through Nature to God » by John Fiske
  • As a natural element, if this be not controlled, it degenerates easily into intractableness, into violence.
  • Extract from : « Pedagogics as a System » by Karl Rosenkranz

Antonyms for intractableness

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