Able and willing to learn a behavior or skill through instruction and practice.
Reach for it when describing realistic capacity for structured learning
The trainable puppy mastered the safety cue after short, consistent sessions.
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everyday
Fits when behavior changes with circumstances
Careful Adaptability can occur without training or instruction.
warm
quick to learn
Fits when learning speed deserves plain praise
Careful Speed is not required for trainability, and the phrase can overpromise.
warm
Fits when openness to guidance and correction matters
Careful Teachable suits people and ideas better than animal behavior or technical models.
professional
Fits when performance feedback can improve results
Careful Coachable implies an active participant and is awkward for systems or animals.
professional
Fits when willingness to receive guidance is central
Careful Receptiveness does not prove capacity to learn the skill.
literary
Fits when capacity to be shaped is meant neutrally
Careful Malleable can imply weak judgment or easy manipulation.
highly trainable
The highly trainable dog still needed patient reinforcement in noisy places.
trainable skill
Clear public speaking is a trainable skill rather than a fixed gift.
remain trainable
The model must remain trainable as new labeled examples arrive.
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