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1. (adj.) docile
easily managed or handled.
2. docile
readily trained or taught.
Etymology: (1475–85; < L docilis readily taught)
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| Definition of 'docile' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) docile
willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
"the docile masses of an enslaved nation"
2. (adj) docile, teachable
ready and willing to be taught
"docile pupils eager for instruction"; "teachable youngsters"
3. (adj) docile, gentle
easily handled or managed
"a gentle old horse, docile and obedient"
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| Definition of 'docile' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) docile
teachable; easy to teach; docible
2. (adj) docile
disposed to be taught; tractable; easily managed; as, a docile child
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Sense: (of a person or animal) quiet and easy to manage
a docile child/pony.
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 Afrikaans: inskiklik, gedienstig, ge |
 Arabic: طَيِّع، لَيِّن |
 Bulgarian: покорен |
 Brazilian: dócil |
 Czech: poslušný |
 German: fügsam |
 Danish: medgørlig; føjelig |
 Greek: πράος |
 Spanish: dócil, manso |
 Estonian: kuulekas |
 Farsi: سربراه؛ مطیع |
 Finnish: sävyisä |
 French: docile |
 Hebrew: נוֹח, צַייתָן |
 Hindi: विनीत, अधीन, सीख सकने योग |
 Croatian: dobar, poslušan |
 Hungarian: kezelhető |
 Indonesian: penurut |
 Icelandic: þægur, auðsveipur, viðráð |
 Italian: docile |
 Japanese: 従順な |
 Korean: 순한 |
 Lithuanian: paklusnus |
 Latvian: paklausīgs; pakļāvīgs |
 Malay: patuh |
 Dutch: gedwee |
 Norwegian: føyelig, medgjørlig |
 Polish: posłuszny, uległy |
 Persian: سربراه؛ مطیع |
 Pashto: دايلېدووړ، دتابع كېدووړ |
 Portuguese: dócil |
 Romanian: docil |
 Russian: послушный, покорный |
 Slovak: poslušný |
 Slovenian: ubogljiv, pohleven |
 Serbian: poslušan |
 Swedish: foglig, lätthanterlig |
 Thai: ว่านอนสอนง่าย |
 Turkish: uslu, uysal |
 Taiwanese: 聽話的，溫馴的 |
 Ukrainian: слухняний |
 Urdu: اطاعت شعار |
 Vietnamese: dẽ bảo |
 Chinese: 听话的，驯良的 |
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