DOCILITY

docility

(noun) the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

docility (usually uncountable, plural docilities)

The quality of being docile.

Synonyms

• docileness

Antonyms

• rebelliousness

Source: Wiktionary


Do*cil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. docilitas, fr. docilis: cf. F. docilité.]

1. teachableness; aptness for being taught; docibleness. [Obs. or R.]

2. Willingness to be taught; tractableness. The humble docility of little children is, in the New Testament, represented as a necessary preparative to the reception of the Christian faith. Beattie.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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