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Teachable vs Trainable - What's the difference?

teachable | trainable |

As adjectives the difference between teachable and trainable

is that teachable is capable of being taught; apt to learn while trainable is capable of being trained, teachable, educatable.

As a noun trainable is

a mentally retarded person who can be trained or taught.

teachable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of being taught; apt to learn.
  • Willing to receive instruction or to learn; docile.
  • That can be taught.
    • Common sense is not a teachable subject.
  • Facilitating teaching; instructive.
  • * 2011 , Marjorie Kostelnik, Kara Gregory, Anne Soderman, Guiding Children's Social Development and Learning (page 10)
    • Such natural opportunities for social learning become teachable moments, in which children are motivated to learn new strategies.

    Synonyms

    * docile

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    trainable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being trained, teachable, educatable.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (euphemistic, dated) A mentally retarded person who can be trained or taught.
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