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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | docile | Willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed |
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| 2 | docile, teachable | Ready and willing to be taught | |
| 3 | docile, gentle | Easily handled or managed |
| Sounds | daa'sahl |
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| Rhymes | abdominal, Abel, able, and 2061 more rhymes in ahl... |
| Meaning | Willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed. |
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| Examples | "the docile masses of an enslaved nation" |
| Contrary | stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate |
| Similar | meek, tame; sheeplike, sheepish; yielding |
| See also | obedient; tractable, manipulable |
| Nouns | docility |
| Meaning | Ready and willing to be taught. |
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| Examples | "docile pupils eager for instruction" |
| Synonyms | teachable |
| Similar to | tractable, manipulable |
| Meaning | Easily handled or managed. |
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| Examples | "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient" |
| Synonyms | gentle |
| Similar to | tame, tamed |
| Nouns | docility |
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