doc·ile (d s  l, - l )adj. 1. Ready and willing to be taught; teachable. 2. Yielding to supervision, direction, or management; tractable. [Latin docilis, from doc  re, to teach; see dek- in Indo-European roots.]doc ile·ly adv.do·cil i·ty (d-s l-t, d -) n. |
docile [ˈdəʊsaɪl]
adj
1. easy to manage, control, or discipline; submissive
2. Rare ready to learn; easy to teach
[from Latin docilis easily taught, from docēre to teach]
docilely adv
docility [dəʊˈsɪlɪtɪ] n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" 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" |
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
trying, difficult, troublesome, intractable, unmanageable, uncooperative, obstreperous
Translations
docile
adj docile [ˈdəusail, (American ) ˈdosl]
(of a person or animal) quiet and easy to manage a docile child/pony. inskiklik, gedienstig, gedwee طَيِّع، لَيِّن покорен poslušný medgørlig; føjelig fügsam πράος dócil, manso kuulekas سربراه؛ مطیع hyvätapainen docile נוֹח, צַייתָן विनीत, अधीन, सीख सकने योग्य dobar, poslušan kezelhető penurut þægur, auðsveipur, viðráðanlegur docile 従順な 순한 paklusnus paklausīgs; pakļāvīgs patuh gedwee føyelig, medgjørlig posłuszny, uległy dócil docil послушный, покорный poslušný ubogljiv, pohleven poslušan foglig, lätthanterlig ว่านอนสอนง่าย uslu, uysal 聽話的，馴良的 слухняний اطاعت شعار dẽ bảo 听话的，驯良的
adv docilely
inskiklike, gedienstige بصورَةٍ لَيِّنَه покорно poslušně medgørligt; føjeligt fügsam με πραότητα dócilmente kuulekalt مطیعانه sävyisästi docilement בְּצַייתָנוּת नम्रता poslušno engedelmesen menurut rólega, með auðsveipni docilmente 従順に 다루기 쉽게 paklusniai paklausīgi; pakļāvīgi dengan patuh gedwee føyelig, medgjørlig posłusznie docilmente cu docilitate послушно, покорно poslušne ubogljivo poslušno fogligt อย่างว่านอนสอนง่าย uslu uslu 馴良地 слухняно بلا تعرّض một cách dễ bảo 驯良地
n doˈcility [douˈsiliti]
gedweënheid, inskiklikheid, onderdanigheid لين، دَماثَه покорност poslušnost medgørlighed; føjelighed die Fügsamkeit πραότητα docilidad kuulekus سربراهی hyvätapaisuus docilité נְכוֹנוּת לְצָיֵית विनय, नम्रता poslušnost engedelmesség, tanulékonyság kepatuhan hlÿðni, þægð, auðsveipni docilità 従順 순함 paklusnumas paklausība; pakļāvība kejinakan gedweeheid føyelighet, medgjørlighet uległość docilidade docilitate послушание, покорность poddajnosť ubogljivost poslušnost foglighet, lätthanterlighet การว่านอนสอนง่าย usluluk, uysallık 溫順 слухняність اطاعت tính dễ bảo 温顺
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