What does intractable mean?

Definitions for intractable
ɪnˈtræk tə bəlin·tractable

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word intractable.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. intractableadjective

    not tractable; difficult to manage or mold

    "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"

Wiktionary

  1. intractableadjective

    Not tractable or to be drawn or guided by persuasion; not easily governed, managed, or directed; uncontrollable; incurable; violent; stubborn; obstinate.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Intractablenoun

    Etymology: intractabilis, Lat. intraitable, Fr.

    To love them who loves us is so natural a passion, that even the most intractable tempers obey its force. John Rogers.

    By what means serpents, and other noxious and more intractable kinds, as well as the more innocent and useful, got together. John Woodward, Nat. Hist. p. iii.

ChatGPT

  1. intractable

    Intractable refers to something that is difficult to manage, control, deal with, or change. It can relate to a situation, problem, or even a person that stubbornly resists efforts to alter or resolve it. It can also describe a medical condition or disease that doesn't respond to treatment.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Intractableadjective

    not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Intractable

    in-trakt′a-bl, adj. unmanageable: obstinate.—ns. Intractabil′ity, Intract′ableness.—adv. Intract′ably.

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

How to pronounce intractable?

How to say intractable in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of intractable in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of intractable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of intractable in a Sentence

  1. Rex Tillerson:

    The president was rightly focused on how do we move forward from what may be simply an intractable disagreement at this point.

  2. Chip Englander:

    America has intractable problems and it’s going to take a transformational leader to fix them, rand Paul is going to be the bold, transformational figure in this race. The reported hire comes as Paul's potential rivals for the Republican nomination begin jostling for position. The Washington Post reported Monday that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the GOP's nominee in 2012, had begun reaching out to former advisers, donors, and allies about the possibility of a third presidential bid. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who filed paperwork to form a political action committee last week, will travel to California later this week for fundraising events. A memo sent to Rand Paul donors and allies touted Englander as a man who had helped elect a Republican governor in President Barack Obama's home state, which the president.

  3. Matt Summers:

    Secretary Kerry's wrong about the facts, wrong about the law, and sadly Secretary Kerry's been wrong about how to use diplomacy to keep America safe. Secretary Kerry helped negotiate a nuclear agreement that worked to solve an intractable problem. The world supported it then and supports it still. We'd hope the President would focus on solving foreign policy problems for America instead of attacking his predecessors for theater.

  4. Gary Ross:

    The aforementioned problems look intractable.

  5. Aruna Chandran:

    With continual efforts to make improvements, we hope that this means that public health practitioners and policymakers, no matter where they’re from, what their political views might be, or what their personal ideas are, this is something we can come together on because this is an actionable place where we can make a difference in our obesity epidemic, which has felt so just intractable and so difficult to overcome, now, we can think of this not as a foregone conclusion, we can make a difference.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

intractable#10000#42831#100000

Translations for intractable

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for intractable »

Translation

Find a translation for the intractable definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"intractable." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 2 Nov. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/intractable>.

Discuss these intractable definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for intractable? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
    A anestrus
    B omphalos
    C confrere
    D swathing

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for intractable: