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- [dos-uh l; British doh-sahyl]
- /ˈdɒs əl; British ˈdoʊ saɪl/
- /ˈdəʊ.saɪl/
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- [dos-uh l; British doh-sahyl]
- /ˈdɒs əl; British ˈdoʊ saɪl/
Definitions of docility word
- adjective docility easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse. 1
- adjective docility readily trained or taught; teachable. 1
- noun docility The quality of being docile. 1
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Origin of docility
First appearance:
before 1475 One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; < Latin docilis readily taught, equivalent to doc(ēre) to teach + -ilis -ile
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Parts of speech for Docility
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
docility popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
docility usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for docility
noun docility
- consent — If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
- conformity — If something happens in conformity with something such as a law or someone's wishes, it happens as the law says it should, or as the person wants it to.
- observance — an act or instance of following, obeying, or conforming to: the observance of traffic laws.
- submission — an act or instance of submitting.
- concurrence — Someone's concurrence is their agreement to something.
Antonyms for docility
noun docility
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- resistance — the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.
- disobedience — lack of obedience or refusal to comply; disregard or transgression.
- rebellion — open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler.
- defiance — Defiance is behaviour or an attitude which shows that you are not willing to obey someone.
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