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- [dos-uh l; British doh-sahyl]
- /ˈdɒs əl; British ˈdoʊ saɪl/
- /ˈdəʊ.saɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dos-uh l; British doh-sahyl]
- /ˈdɒs əl; British ˈdoʊ saɪl/
Definitions of docile word
- adjective docile easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse. 1
- adjective docile readily trained or taught; teachable. 1
- noun docile Ready to accept control or instruction; submissive. 1
- adjective docile person: easy to manage 1
- adjective docile animal: easy to handle 1
- adjective docile A person or animal that is docile is quiet, not aggressive, and easily controlled. 0
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Origin of docile
First appearance:
before 1475 One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; < Latin docilis readily taught, equivalent to doc(ēre) to teach + -ilis -ile
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Parts of speech for Docile
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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docile popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for docile
adj docile
- meek — humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
- pliable — easily bent; flexible; supple: pliable leather.
- gentle — kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
- obedient — obeying or willing to obey; complying with or submissive to authority: an obedient son.
- pliant — bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable: She manipulated the pliant clay.
adjective docile
- passive — not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling.
- unassuming — modest; unpretentious.
- compliant — If you say that someone is compliant, you mean they willingly do what they are asked to do.
- submissive — inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
Antonyms for docile
adj docile
- determined — If you are determined to do something, you have made a firm decision to do it and will not let anything stop you.
- headstrong — determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate: a headstrong young man.
- intractable — not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
- obstinate — firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
- opinionated — obstinate or conceited with regard to the merit of one's own opinions; conceitedly dogmatic.
adjective docile
- wild — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
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