docile English

Meaning docile meaning

What does docile mean?

docile

— adjective willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed the docile masses of an enslaved nation

— adjective (= gentle) easily handled or managed a gentle old horse, docile and obedient

— adjective (= teachable) ready and willing to be taught docile pupils eager for instruction teachable youngsters

Synonyms docile synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as docile?

docile English » English

tame

obedient

submissive

tractable

meek

teachable

quiet

mild

tender

compliant

tranquil

gentle

still

restful

quiescent

pliant

pliable

peaceful

leisurely

domesticated

calm

biddable

soft

malleable

harmless

amenable

yielding

willing to learn

well behaved

weak-willed

weak

unresisting

unaffected

trainable

timid

taught

submitted

strengthless

rest

religious

relieved

quick-witted

qualified

placid

piously

pious

peaceable

passive

obsequious

manipulable