docile
Ready to accept instruction or directionReady to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient.
» The cows looked big and docile.
Die Kühe sahen groß und zahm aus. — Sudajaengi
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2 sensesReady to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient.
fügsam, gefügig, gehorsam
поня́тливыйponjátlivyj
Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.
Such literature may well be anathema to those, who are too docile and petty for their own good.
fügsam, gefügig, steuerbar
покорныйpokornyj, послу́шныйposlúšnyj
- willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
- easily handled or managed
- ready and willing to be taught
Examples
11 sentencesThe cows looked big and docile.
deDie Kühe sahen groß und zahm aus. — Sudajaengi
Mary's dog is very docile.
Собака Мері дуже слухняний. — deniko
The crowd remained docile despite the long wait.
I love my sheep, they are so docile and nice.
That the sheep be docile is in the wolf's interest.
ruСмирная овца — волку корысть. — carlosalberto
deEs ist im Interesse des Wolfes, dass die Schafe gefügig seien. — Yorwba
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English docyle, from Middle French docile, from Latin docilis, from docēre (“tFrom Middle English docyle, from Middle French docile, from Latin docilis, from docēre (“teach”).
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Forms
more docile, most docile| Comparative | more docile Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most docile Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
30 synonymsAntonyms
41 antonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.