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Meaning of 'docile' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Docile [ a.]
- Teachable; easy to teach; docible.
- Disposed to be taught; tractable; easily managed; as, a docile child.

Meaning of 'docile' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . docile [ a]
Meaning (1):
- willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
Example in sentence:
  • the docile masses of an enslaved nation
2 . docile [ s]
Meaning (2):
- easily handled or managed
Example in sentence:
  • a gentle old horse, docile and obedient
Meaning (3):
- ready and willing to be taught
Example in sentence:
  • docile pupils eager for instruction;
  • teachable youngsters

Nearby Words:

docent docetae docetic docetism dochmiac dochmius docibility docible docibleness docility

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