teachable

[ tee-chuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being instructed, as a person; docile.
2. capable of being taught, as a subject.

Other Words From

• teacha·bili·ty teacha·ble·ness noun
• teacha·bly adverb
• nonteach·a·bili·ty noun
• non·teacha·ble adjective
• non·teacha·ble·ness noun
• non·teacha·bly adverb
• un·teacha·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of teachable¹

First recorded in 1475–85; teach + -able

Example Sentences

In fact, I use this as a teachable moment in my classes to show that scientists can be wrong.

From Nautilus

Now, some in an industry often associated with toxic masculinity are challenging stereotypes and taking steps toward greater inclusivity, creating teachable moments in the process.

From Ozy

We can only hope this will be a teachable moment for sports organizations in how not to handle a player who is opening up about their history of depression and anxiety — and that we’ll see Osaka back on the court soon.

From FiveThirtyEight

Going forward, Raviv and her colleagues write that the pandemic can be something of a teachable moment for educators, clinicians, and policymakers.

From Time

It’s so simple that I didn’t think there was anything about key lime pie that could qualify as a teachable moment.

From Washington Post

And so now we need to remember a very wise maxim: A teachable moment only has value if you are willing to be taught.

From The Daily Beast

The students, a handful of them Democratic activists, nod appreciatively at what the president might call a “teachable moment.”

From The Daily Beast

I realize what clearly many others seem to forget—that not every moment is a teachable one.

From The Daily Beast

It takes far less than 46 days for a teachable moment to devolve into an airing of fetid undercurrents from the American id.

From The Daily Beast

“This is a teachable moment for the White House,” Garrett said.

From The Daily Beast

There's a pleasure in helping a lad who seems in any way teachable.

From Project Gutenberg

In the Menon also the same question is broached as in the Protagoras, whether virtue is teachable or not?

From Project Gutenberg

It was the young footman, Samuel—a civil fresh-coloured person, with a teachable look and a very obliging manner.

From Project Gutenberg

The language of Scripture was undeniable in its inculcation of a teachable and childlike spirit.

From Project Gutenberg

They are the most easily teachable people in our way of thinking and of doing.

From Project Gutenberg