Definition of docile Docile
/dɑˈsʌl/ - [dasul] - doc•ile
We found 10 definitions of docile from 6 different sources.
Advertising
What does docile mean?
WordNet
Adjective |
||
| docile - willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation" | ||
| stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield | ||
| 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 | ||
| meek, tame evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient" | ||
| sheeplike, sheepish like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity | ||
| docile - ready and willing to be taught; "docile pupils eager for instruction"; "teachable youngsters" | ||
| teachable | ||
| manipulable, tractable easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler | ||
| docile - easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient" | ||
| gentle | ||
| tamed, tame brought from wildness; "the once inhospitable landscape is now tamed" | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wiktionary 
- docile (Adjective)
Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management. - docile (Adjective)
Ready to accept instruction or direction.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- docile (a.)
Teachable; easy to teach; docible. - docile (a.)
Disposed to be taught; tractable; easily managed; as, a docile child.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
-
docile
Being easily influenced by others.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
-
docile
dō′sīl, or dos′il, adj. teachable: ready to learn: easily managed—(obs.) Doc′ible.—ns. Doc′ibleness, Docil′ity, teachableness.—adj. Dō′cious (U.S.).—n. Doc′ity. [Fr.,—L. docilis—docēre, to teach.]
Pronunciation
Word frequency
Sign Language
Your last searches
Last searches
See also
Advertising
Jump to
Advertising