docile
[ dos-uhl; British doh-sahyl ]
/ ˈdɒs əl; British ˈdoʊ saɪl /
adjective
easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
readily trained or taught; teachable.
Origin of docile
OTHER WORDS FROM docile
doc·ile·ly, adverb do·cil·i·ty [do-sil-i-tee, doh-] /dɒˈsɪl ɪ ti, doʊ-/, nounWords nearby docile
docetism,
docg,
doch-an-doris,
doch-an-dorrach,
docherty,
docile,
dock,
dock-walloper,
dockage,
docken,
docker
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British Dictionary definitions for docility
docile
/ (ˈdəʊsaɪl) /
adjective
easy to manage, control, or discipline; submissive
rare
ready to learn; easy to teach
Derived forms of docile
docilely, adverb docility (dəʊˈsɪlɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for docile
C15: from Latin
docilis easily taught, from
docēre to teach