docile

(dŏs'əl, -īl')
adj.

1. Ready and willing to be taught; teachable.
2. 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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adjective

1. Easily managed or handled: gentle, meek, mild, tame. See wild/tame.
2. Willing to carry out the wishes of others: amenable, biddable, compliant, conformable, obedient, submissive, supple, tractable. See resist/yield.

adj

Definition: compliant, submissive
Antonyms: determined, headstrong, inflexible, intractable, obstinate, opinionated, stubborn, uncooperative, unyielding

IN BRIEF: Easy to handle.

The docile lion made the lion tamer's job too easy.

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• Inert, Lazy, Tired, or Insensate

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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

Русский (Russian)
покорный

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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