docile[adjective]Synonyms: submissive, amenable, biddable, compliant, manageable, obedient, pliant
Antonyms: indocile, ungovernable, unruly
Contrasted words: obstinate, self-willed, stubborn, willful
Related Words: adaptable,
pliable,
pliant [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
do‧cile /ˈdəʊsaɪl $ ˈdɑːs
əl/
adjective[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: docilis, from docere 'to teach']
quiet and easily controlled:
Labradors are gentle, docile dogs.—docilely adverb—docility /dəʊˈsɪləti, dəʊˈsɪlɪti $ dɑː-/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲