docile

doc·ile

 (dŏs′əl, -īl′)

adj.

1. Ready and willing to be taught; teachable.

2. Yielding to supervision, direction, or management; tractable.

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[Latin docilis, from docēre, to teach; see dek- in Indo-European roots.]

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doc′ile·ly adv.

do·cil′i·ty (dŏ-sĭl′ĭ-tē, dō-) n.

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docile

(ˈdəʊsaɪl)

adj

1. easy to manage, control, or discipline; submissive

2. rare ready to learn; easy to teach

[C15: from Latin docilis easily taught, from docēre to teach]

ˈdocilely adv

docility n

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doc•ile

(ˈdɒs əl; Brit. ˈdoʊ saɪl)

adj.

1. easily managed or handled.

2. readily trained or taught.

[1475–85; < Latin docilis readily taught]

doc′ile•ly, adv.

do•cil′i•ty (-ˈsɪl ɪ ti) n.

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docent, docible, docile - Docent comes from Latin docere, "to teach"; docible is "capable of learning" and docile first meant "teachable."

See also related terms for teacher.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	docile - willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation" obedient - dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke manipulable, tractable - easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
	2.	docile - ready and willing to be taught; "docile pupils eager for instruction"; "teachable youngsters" teachable manipulable, tractable - easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler
	3.	docile - easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient" gentle tamed, tame - brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"

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docile

adjective obedient, manageable, compliant, amenable, submissive, pliant, tractable, biddable, ductile, teachable (rare) They were docile, obedient children.
trying, difficult, troublesome, intractable, unmanageable, uncooperative, obstreperous

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docile

adjective

1. Easily managed or handled:

gentle, meek, mild, tame.

2. Willing to carry out the wishes of others:

amenable, biddable, compliant, conformable, obedient, submissive, supple, tractable.

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Translations

طَيِّع، لَيِّن

poslušnýpoddajný

føjeligmedgørlig

frommfügsam

dócil

docileobéissantpaisibletranquillecalme

òægur, auîsveipur, viîráîanlegur

docilemansuetoarrendevole

paklusniai

dócil

покорныйпослушный

usluuysal

听话的驯良的

docile

[ˈdəʊsaɪl] ADJ → dócil, sumiso

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docile

[ˈdəʊsaɪl] adj [person, animal] → docile

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docile

adj → sanftmütig; animal → fromm; acceptance → widerstandslos

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docile

[ˈdəʊsaɪl] adj → docile

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docile

(ˈdəusail) , ((American) ˈdosl) adjective

(of a person or animal) quiet and easy to manage. a docile child/pony. inskiklik, gedienstig, gedwee طَيِّع، لَيِّن покорен dócil poslušný fügsam medgørlig; føjelig πράοςdócil, manso kuulekas سربراه؛ مطیع sävyisä docileנוח, צייתן विनीत, अधीन, सीख सकने योग्य dobar, poslušan kezelhető penurut þægur, auðsveipur, viðráðanlegur docile 従順な 순한 paklusnus paklausīgs; pakļāvīgs patuh gedweeføyelig, medgjørligposłuszny, uległy دايلېدووړ، دتابع كېدووړ dócil docil послушный, покорный poslušný ubogljiv, pohleven poslušan foglig, lätthanterlig ว่านอนสอนง่าย uslu, uysal 聽話的，溫馴的 слухняний اطاعت شعار dẽ bảo 听话的，驯良的

ˈdocilely adverb

inskiklike, gedienstige بصورَةٍ لَيِّنَه покорно docilmente poslušně fügsam medgørligt; føjeligt με πραότητα dócilmente kuulekalt مطیعانه sävyisästi docilement בְּצַייתָנוּת नम्रता poslušno engedelmesen menurut rólega, með auðsveipni docilmente 従順に 순하게 paklusniai paklausīgi; pakļāvīgi dengan patuh gedweeføyelig, medgjørlig posłusznie دتابع كېدووړ docilmente cu docilitate послушно, покорно poslušne ubogljivo poslušno fogligt อย่างว่านอนสอนง่าย uslu uslu 溫順地，溫馴的 слухняно بلا تعرّض một cách dễ bảo 温顺地，驯良地

doˈcility (douˈsiliti) noun

gedweënheid, inskiklikheid, onderdanigheid لين، دَماثَه покорност docilidade poslušnost die Fügsamkeit medgørlighed; føjelighed πραότηταdocilidad kuulekus سربراهی sävyisyys docilité נְכוֹנוּת לְצָיֵית विनय, नम्रता poslušnost engedelmesség, tanulékonyság kepatuhan hlÿðni, þægð, auðsveipni docilità 従順 순함 paklusnumas paklausība; pakļāvība kejinakan gedweeheidføyelighet, medgjørlighet uległość سر په كښته، يو پر بل docilidade docilitate послушание, покорность poddajnosť ubogljivost poslušnost foglighet, lätthanterlighet การว่านอนสอนง่าย usluluk, uysallık 溫順，溫馴 слухняність اطاعت tính dễ bảo 温顺

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