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Dictionary: o·be·di·ent   (ō-bē'dē-ənt) pronunciation
adj.
Dutifully complying with the commands, orders, or instructions of one in authority.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin oboediēns, oboedient-, present participle of oboedīre, to obey. See obey.]

obediently o·be'di·ent·ly adv.

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adjective

    Willing to carry out the wishes of others: amenable, biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, submissive, supple, tractable. See resist/yield.

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adj

Definition: well-behaved; submissive
Antonyms: contrary, disobedient, insolent, misbehaving, mutinous, obstinate, rebellious


Misspellings: obedient
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Common misspelling(s) of obedient

  • obediant

Translations: Obedient
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lydig, artig

Nederlands (Dutch)
gehoorzaam, volgzaam

Français (French)
adj. - obéissant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gehorsam

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υπάκουος, ευπειθής

Italiano (Italian)
obbediente, ubbidiente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - obediente, dócil

Русский (Russian)
покорный, послушный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - obediente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lydig, hörsam

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
服从的, 孝顺的, 顺从的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 服從的, 孝順的, 順從的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 순종하는, 충실한, 유순한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 従順な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مطيع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ממושמע, צייתן‬


 
 
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