Definition of Docile in English :

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Docile meaning in English

Meaning of Docile in English

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Docile pronunciation in English

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Docile

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Adjective

1. docile

willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed

Example Sentences:
'the docile masses of an enslaved nation'

2. docile, teachable

ready and willing to be taught

Example Sentences:
'docile pupils eager for instruction'
'teachable youngsters'

3. docile, gentle

easily handled or managed

Example Sentences:
'a gentle old horse, docile and obedient'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Docile

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adjective
1. 
easy to manage, control, or discipline; submissive
2. rare
ready to learn; easy to teach

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Docile

see synonyms of docile
adjective
1.  Rare
easy to teach; teachable
2. 
easy to manage or discipline; submissive

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Docile

see synonyms of docile
adj.
1. Ready and willing to be taught; teachable.
2. Yielding to supervision, direction, or management; tractable.

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