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1. (adj.) obedient
complying with or submissive to authority.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME < OF < L oboedīre to obey)
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1. (adj) obedient
dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
"an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke
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1. (adjective) obedient
≠ disobedient
an obedient dog/child; his obedience to his teachers; The dog followed obediently.
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1. (adj) obedient
subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
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Sense: willingness to obey
She showed great obedience.; an obedient and well-behaved child.
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 Afrikaans: gehoorsame |
 Arabic: مُطيع |
 Bulgarian: послушен |
 Brazilian: obediente |
 Czech: poslušný |
 German: gehorsam |
 Danish: lydig |
 Greek: υπάκουος |
 Spanish: obediente |
 Estonian: kuulekas |
 Farsi: فرمان بردار |
 Finnish: kuuliainen |
 French: obéissant |
 Hebrew: צַייתָן |
 Hindi: आज्ञाकारी |
 Croatian: poslušan |
 Hungarian: engedelmes |
 Indonesian: patuh |
 Icelandic: hlÿðinn |
 Italian: obbediente |
 Japanese: 従順な |
 Korean: 복종하는 |
 Lithuanian: (pa)klusnus |
 Latvian: paklausīgs |
 Malay: menurut kata |
 Dutch: gehoorzaam |
 Norwegian: lydig |
 Polish: posłuszny |
 Persian: فرمان بردار |
 Pashto: فرمان اخيستونكى |
 Portuguese: obediente |
 Romanian: ascultător |
 Russian: послушный |
 Slovak: poslušný |
 Slovenian: ubogljiv |
 Serbian: poslušan |
 Swedish: lydig |
 Thai: ที่เชื่อฟัง |
 Turkish: itaatli |
 Taiwanese: 順從的 |
 Ukrainian: слухняний, покірний |
 Urdu: فرماں بردار، مطيع |
 Vietnamese: biết nghe lời |
 Chinese: 顺从的 |
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