docility
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doc·ile
(dŏs′əl, -īl′)adj.
1. Ready and willing to be taught; teachable.
2. Yielding to supervision, direction, or management; tractable.
doc′ile·ly adv.
do·cil′i·ty (dŏ-sĭl′ĭ-tē, dō-) n.
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Noun | 1. | docility - the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable |
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docility
noun compliance, obedience, meekness, submissiveness, manageability, ductility, amenability, pliancy, tractability, biddableness The baby's docility had surprised him.
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Translations
لين، دَماثَه
poslušnost
føjelighedmedgørlighed
tanulékonyság
hlÿîni, òægî, auîsveipni
uslulukuysallık
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docility
n → Sanftmut f
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docile
(ˈdəusail) , ((American) ˈdosl) adjective (of a person or animal) quiet and easy to manage. a docile child/pony.
ˈdocilely adverbdoˈcility (douˈsiliti) noun
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