docile child
1Docile — Doc ile, a. [L. docilis,fr. docere to teach; cf. Gr. ?, and L. discere to learn, Gr. ? learned, ? knowing: cf. F. docile. Cf. {Doctor}, {Didactic}, {Disciple}.] 1. Teachable; easy to teach; docible. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Disposed to be taught; …
2docile — doc|ile [ dasl, da,saıl ] adjective well behaved, quiet, and easy to control: Ann was a shy docile child. ╾ do|cil|i|ty [ da sıləti ] noun uncount …
3docile — adjective quiet and easily controlled: a docile child docilely adverb docility noun (U) …
4docile — UK [ˈdəʊsaɪl] / US [ˈdɑs(ə)l] / US [ˈdɑˌsaɪl] adjective well behaved, quiet, and easy to control Ann was a shy docile child. Derived word: docility UK [dəʊˈsɪlətɪ] / US [dɑˈsɪlətɪ] noun uncountable …
5docile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. gentle, tractable, teachable, submissive. See consent, submission. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. meek, mild, tractable, compliant, obedient, amenable, pliant, submissive, accommodating, complying,… …
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7obedient — obedient, docile, tractable, amenable, biddable mean submissive to the will, guidance, or control of another. Though applied chiefly to persons, they are sometimes extended to things. Obedient implies due compliance with the commands or requests… …
8obedient — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin oboedient , oboediens, from present participle of oboedire to obey Date: 13th century submissive to the restraint or command of authority ; willing to obey • obediently adverb… …
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