OBEDIENT

obedient

(adjective) dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; “an obedient soldier”; “obedient children”; “a little man obedient to his wife”; “the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened”- Edmund Burke

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

obedient (comparative more obedient, superlative most obedient)

Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority.

Synonyms

• hearsome

• dutiful

Antonyms

• disobedient

• dominant

Noun

obedient (plural obedients)

One who obeys.

Source: Wiktionary

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O*be"di*ent, a. Etym: [OF. obedient, L. obediens, oboediens, -entis. p.pr. of obedire, oboedire, to obey. See Obey.]

Definition: Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command. And floating straight, obedient to the stream. Shak. The chief his orders gives; the obedient band, With due observance, wait the chief's command. Pope.

Syn.

– Dutiful; respectful; compliant; submissive.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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