docility

Variant of docile

docile definition

doc·ile (däs′əl; Cdn & Brit, usually dō′sīl′)

adjective

  1. Now Rare easy to teach; teachable
  2. easy to manage or discipline; submissive

Etymology: Fr < L docilis, easily taught < docere, to teach: see decent

Related Forms:

  • docilely doc′·ilely adverb
  • docility do·cil·ity (dō sil′ə tē; often dä-) noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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