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docile

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English

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WOTD – 31 July 2006,11 February 2007

Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishdocyle, fromMiddle Frenchdocile, fromLatindocilis, fromdocēre(teach).Compare Spanishdócil ("docile").

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docile (comparativemoredocile,superlativemostdocile)

  1. Ready toacceptinstruction or direction; obedient; subservient.
  2. Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.
    Such literature may well beanathema to those, who are toodocile and petty for their own good.

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yielding to control
accepting instructions

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French

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing fromLatindocilis.

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docile (pluraldociles)

  1. docile
    Near-synonym:obéissant

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Italian

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Etymology

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FromLatindocilis.

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docile (pluraldocili)

  1. compliant,obedient,docile,meek
    Antonym:indocile

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  • docile in Treccani.it –Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

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docile

  1. nominative/accusative/vocativeneutersingular ofdocilis
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