docile

Meaning

1. Ready to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient.
2. Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.

Synonyms

tame

obedient

submissive

tractable

meek

mild

teachable

quiet

compliant

tender

gentle

tranquil

domesticated

calm

quiescent

restful

still

peaceful

biddable

leisurely

pliable

pliant

soft

harmless

malleable

amenable

qualified

quick-witted

relieved

😌

religious

rest

submitted

taught

timid

trainable

unaffected

unresisting

weak

well behaved

yielding

weak-willed

easily taught

strengthless

be tame

domestacated

willing to learn

accommodative

educatable

adaptable

comfortable

Translations

docile

dócil

docile

mansueto

dócil

volgzaam

gefügig

uysal

sanft

fügsam

fromm

arrendevole

ruhig

plàcid

gelehrig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdəʊ.saɪl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: docyle

In summary

From Middle English docyle, from Middle French docile, from Latin docilis, from docēre (“teach”).
Compare Spanish dócil ("docile").