different between intractable vs indocile

English

Etymology

From in- +? tractable

Adjective

intractable (comparative more intractable, superlative most intractable)

1. Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
2. (mathematics) (of a mathematical problem) Not able to be solved.
3. (of a problem) Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage.
4. (of a person) Stubborn; obstinate.
5. (medicine) Difficult to treat (of a medical condition).

Derived terms

• intractability
• intractableness
• intractably

Translations

References

• intractable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• intractable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

From either the French indocile or the Latin indocilis.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?nd??s?l, ?nd??s?l, IPA^(key): /?n?d??sa?l/, /?n?d?s?l/

Adjective

indocile (comparative more indocile, superlative most indocile)

1. Unwilling to be taught or instructed; intractable or recalcitrant.

Derived terms

• indocileness

Related terms

• indocible (obsolete) ?
  • indocibility (obsolete)
  • indocibleness (obsolete)
  • indocible of (obsolete)
• indocility

References

• “indocile, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Italian

Etymology

From Latin indocilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in?d?.t??i.le/

Adjective

indocile (plural indocili)

1. unruly, refractory, intractable

   Antonym: docile

Derived terms

• indocilmente

Related terms

• indocilità

Further reading

• indocile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

indocile

1. nominative neuter singular of indocilis
2. accusative neuter singular of indocilis
3. vocative neuter singular of indocilis