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quiet and easy to influence, persuade, or control: The once docile population has finally risen up against the ruthless regime. Synonyms. accommodating. acquiescent formal. amenable. complaisant formal. compliant formal. malleable. obedient. pliant (PERSON) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Calm and relaxed. (as) cool as a cucumber idiom
1. : easily taught. a docile pupil. 2. : easily led or managed : tractable. a docile pony. docilely. ˈdä-sə (l)-lē. adverb. docility. dä-ˈsi-lə-tē. dō- noun. Did you know? Ready to learn the origin of docile? Docile students have always made teaching easier than it otherwise would be.
Docile definition: easily managed or handled; tractable. See examples of DOCILE used in a sentence.
A person or animal that is docile is quiet, not aggressive, and easily controlled.
If someone is docile, he is easily taught or handled. If you suddenly became a trouble-maker in class, your teachers would long for the days when you were sweet and docile.
Definition of docile adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define docile. docile synonyms, docile pronunciation, docile translation, English dictionary definition of docile. adj. 1. Ready and willing to be taught; teachable. 2. Yielding to supervision, direction, or management; tractable. doc′ile·ly adv. do·cil′i·ty n.
