Docile — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed

ready and willing to be taught

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛktɹoʊmˈiːliən/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɒsəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɒsəl/

2 syllables Say it as /ˌɛktɹoʊmˈiːliən/.

Examples

the docile masses of an enslaved nation
docile pupils eager for instruction
teachable youngsters

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

teachable gentle

Antonyms

stubborn

Parts of Speech

adjective	willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed “the docile masses of an enslaved nation”
adjective	ready and willing to be taught “docile pupils eager for instruction”
adjective	easily handled or managed “a gentle old horse, docile and obedient”

Word Forms

docility	noun	the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable
teach	verb	impart skills or knowledge to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fügsam

bereit, unterrichtet, geführt, beaufsichtigt oder geleitet zu werden

🇪🇸Spanish

dócil

dispuesto a ser enseñado, guiado, supervisado o dirigido

🇳🇱Dutch

volgzaam

bereid om les te krijgen, te leiden, toezicht te houden of te regisseren

🇵🇹Portuguese

dócil

disposto a ser ensinado ou liderado ou supervisionado ou dirigido

🇷🇺Russian

послушный

желающий, чтобы его учили, руководили, контролировали или направляли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विनम्र

सिखाने या नेतृत्व करने या पर्यवेक्षण या निर्देशित करने के इच्छुक

🇧🇩Bengali

বিনয়ী

শেখানো বা নেতৃত্ব দিতে বা তত্ত্বাবধানে বা নির্দেশিত হতে ইচ্ছুক

🇮🇳Tamil

பணிவான

கற்பிக்க அல்லது வழிநடத்த அல்லது மேற்பார்வையிட அல்லது இயக்க தயாராக உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

విధేయుడు

బోధించడానికి లేదా నడిపించడానికి లేదా పర్యవేక్షించడానికి లేదా దర్శకత్వం వహించడానికి సిద్ధంగా ఉంది

🇮🇳Marathi

नम्र

शिकवण्यास किंवा नेतृत्व करण्यास किंवा पर्यवेक्षण किंवा निर्देशित करण्यास इच्छुक

🇮🇳Gujarati

નમ્ર

શીખવવા અથવા નેતૃત્વ કરવા અથવા દેખરેખ અથવા નિર્દેશિત કરવા માટે તૈયાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಧೇಯ

ಕಲಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಮುನ್ನಡೆಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಮೇಲ್ವಿಚಾರಣೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಿಸಲು ಸಿದ್ಧರಿದ್ದಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുസരണയുള്ള

പഠിപ്പിക്കാനോ നയിക്കാനോ മേൽനോട്ടം വഹിക്കാനോ നയിക്കാനോ തയ്യാറാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਮਰ

ਸਿਖਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਅਗਵਾਈ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਗਰਾਨੀ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਰਦੇਸ਼ਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

شائستہ

سکھانے یا رہنمائی کرنے یا نگرانی یا ہدایت کرنے کے لئے تیار ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

温顺

愿意接受教导、领导、监督或指导

🇯🇵Japanese

おとなしい

教えられたり、導かれたり、監督されたり、指示されたりすることをいとわない

🇰🇷Korean

온순한

기꺼이 가르치거나 인도하거나 감독하거나 지도하려는 의지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngoan ngoãn

sẵn sàng được dạy hoặc lãnh đạo hoặc giám sát hoặc chỉ đạo

🇹🇭Thai

เชื่อง

ยินดีที่จะได้รับการสอนหรือเป็นผู้นำหรือกำกับดูแลหรือกำกับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

jinak

bersedia untuk diajar atau dipimpin atau diawasi atau diarahkan

🇵🇭Filipino

masunurin

handang turuan o pamunuan o pangasiwaan o idirekta

🇲🇾Malay

jinak

bersedia untuk diajar atau dipimpin atau diselia atau diarahkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منصاع

على استعداد للتدريس أو القيادة أو الإشراف أو التوجيه

🇮🇷Persian

مطیع

مایل به آموزش یا رهبری یا نظارت یا هدایت هستند

🇹🇷Turkish

uysal

öğretilmeye, yönlendirilmeye veya denetlenmeye veya yönlendirilmeye istekli

🇮🇱Hebrew

כָּנוּעַ

מוכן ללמד או להוביל או לפקח או לכוון

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