Definition of Intractableness

1. Noun. The trait of being hard to influence or control.


Definition of Intractableness

1. Noun. The state of being intractable; intractability. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Intractableness

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intracranial pneumocele
intracranial pressure
intracranial tuberculoma
intracranially
intracrater
intracratonic
intracrine
intracrustal
intracrystal
intractabilities
intractability
intractable
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intractable pain
intractableness
intractably
intractile
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intracutaneous reaction
intracycle
intracystic
intracystic papilloma
intracytoplasmic
intracytosolic
intrad
intrada

Literary usage of Intractableness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Theological and Literary Journal (1855)
"idea of man's independence of God, or intractableness under the most powerful influence he is able to exert, and invincible tendency to sin by the force of ..."

2. Final Causes: A Refutation by Wathan Mark Wilks Call (1891)
"A human contriver is restricted by the nature of the materials in which he works, and displays his ingenuity by conquering " their intractableness, ..."

3. The American Historical Review by American Historical Association (1903)
"... intractableness as commander-in-chief of the army in 1866, two most interesting letters are given, addressed to Cavour in 1859 and revealing at once the ..."

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