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[ dos-uhl; British doh-sahyl ] / ˈdɒs əl; British ˈdoʊ saɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR docile ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveeasily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse. readily trained or taught; teachable. Origin of docile1475–85; <Latin docilis readily taught, equivalent to doc(ēre) to teach + -ilis-ile SYNONYMS FOR docile1 manageable, malleable; obedient. SEE SYNONYMS FOR docile ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM dociledoc·ile·ly, adverbdo·cil·i·ty [do-sil-i-tee, doh-], /dɒˈsɪl ɪ ti, doʊ-/, nounWords nearby docileDocetism, DOCG, doch-an-doris, doch-an-dorrach, Docherty, docile, dock, dockage, docken, docker, docket Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for docileShe also features a more natural face than the one of docile serenity so often bestowed on the Queen of Heaven. The Virgin Mary Lookbook|William O’Connor|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST The middle classes,” Satyarthi once told the BBC, want “cheap, docile labour. Kailash Satyarthi, Malala's Nobel Peace Prize Co-Winner, Is Fighting India's Child Slavery Epidemic|Dilip D’Souza|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST The tabloids demand that Kate Middleton be as docile as Jane Seymour, whose personal motto was “Bound to obey and serve.” Why Does Anne Boleyn Obsess Us?|Lauren Elkin|April 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST Carrico recalls that the detainees were actually compliant and docile that first day. Terry Carrico, Ex-Guantánamo Prison Commander, Says Facility Should Close|Aram Roston|January 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As a mother—and a former rebellious teen in my own docile way—I know this story is a lot more complicated than the headlines. Why Honor Killings Happen|Asra Q. Nomani|October 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST So long as the stores were carried in the boats, the Indians had been cheerful and docile, and easy to manage. The Devil-Tree of El Dorado|Frank Aubrey A horse who is docile and prompt to obey can be guided hither and thither by the slightest movement of the reins. L. Annaeus Seneca On Benefits|Seneca In captivity they are placid and inoffensive, docile and silent, and shortly after being taken may be suffered to go abroad. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale The children are docile, obedient, and good-natured, and are most amenable to religious principles. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan|Pter Vay Barres laid the Prophet in her arms, stepped back while Dulcie arranged the docile cat, then retreated to his canvas. The Moonlit Way|Robert W. Chambers
British Dictionary definitions for docile
adjectiveeasy to manage, control, or discipline; submissive rare ready to learn; easy to teach Derived forms of dociledocilely, adverbdocility (dəʊˈsɪlɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for docileC15: from Latin docilis easily taught, from docēre to teach Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to docilemeek, pliable, gentle, obedient, pliant, laid-back, well-behaved, easygoing, accommodating, adaptable, agreeable, amenable, childlike, complacent, cool, ductile, easy, governable, humble, manageable |