About The Word Docility
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Docility
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What's The Definition Of Docility?
[n] the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable
Synonyms | Synonyms for Docility: Related Terms | Find terms related to Docility: See Also | flexibility | tractability | tractableness Docility In Webster's Dictionary \Do*cil"i*ty\, n. [L. docilitas, fr. docilis: cf. F.
docilit['e].]
1. teachableness; aptness for being taught; docibleness.
[Obs. or R.]
2. Willingness to be taught; tractableness.
The humble docility of little children is, in the
New Testament, represented as a necessary
preparative to the reception of the Christian faith.
-- Beattie.
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