Word of the Day - Docile
Docile – d ow s ay l
read to accept control - submissive
The horse was very docile.
Definition adjective
easily managed or handled; tractable
readily trained or taught; teachable.
How to Pronounce
Synonyms for docile
manageable, malleable; obedient.
Dictionary Entries near docile
Docetism, DOCG, doch-an-doris, doch-an-dorrach, Docherty, docile, docility, dock, dockage, docken, docker
First known usage
1475–85; from Latin docilis “readily taught,” equivalent to doc(ēre) “to teach”
