docile
do‧cile /ˈdəʊsaɪl $ ˈdɑːsəl/
adjective
Labradors are gentle, docile dogs.
—docilely adverb
—docility /dəʊˈsɪləti, dəʊˈsɪlɪti $ dɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
do‧cile /ˈdəʊsaɪl $ ˈdɑːsəl/
adjective Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: docilis, from docere 'to teach'
quiet and easily controlled:Language: Latin
Origin: docilis, from docere 'to teach'
—docilely adverb
—docility /dəʊˈsɪləti, dəʊˈsɪlɪti $ dɑː-/ noun [uncountable]