- Ready and willing to be taught; teachable.
- Yielding to supervision, direction, or management; tractable.
[Latin docilis, from docēre, to teach.]
docilely doc'ile·ly adv.docility do·cil'i·ty (dŏ-sĭl'ĭ-tē, dō-) n.
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doc·ile (dŏs'əl, -īl') ![]() |
[Latin docilis, from docēre, to teach.]
docilely doc'ile·ly adv.| Thesaurus: docile |
adjective
| Antonyms: docile |
Definition: compliant, submissive
Antonyms: determined, headstrong, inflexible, intractable, obstinate, opinionated, stubborn, uncooperative, unyielding
| Word Tutor: docile |
The docile lion made the lion tamer's job too easy.
| Translations: Docile |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - føjelig, lærvillig
Nederlands (Dutch)
gedwee, handelbaar, mak
Français (French)
adj. - docile, maniable
Deutsch (German)
adj. - folgsam, fromm
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πειθήνιος, υπάκουος
Italiano (Italian)
docile, mansueto
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - dócil
Español (Spanish)
adj. - dócil, sumiso, manso
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - foglig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
容易教的, 温顺的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 容易教的, 溫順的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 유순한, 다루기 쉬운
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - すなおな, 従順な, 教えやすい, 扱いやすい
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) قابل للتعليم, سهل الانقياد ( صفه خاصه بالانسان والحيوان)
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - צייתן, נוח
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