Found 2 items, similar to intractableness.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: intractableness intractableness n : the trait of being hard to influence or control [syn: intractability] [ant: tractability]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Intractableness Intractable \In*tract"a*ble\, a. [L. intractabilis: cf. F. intraitable, formerly also intractable. See In- not, and Tractable.] Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child. Syn: Stubborn; perverse; obstinate; refractory; cross; unmanageable; unruly; headstrong; violent; ungovernable; unteachable. -- In*tract"a*ble*ness, n. -- In*tract"a*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]