Docility

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Docility \Do*cil"i*ty\, n. [L. docilitas, fr. docilis: cf. F.
     docilit['e].]
     1. teachableness; aptness for being taught; docibleness.
        [Obs. or R.]
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     2. Willingness to be taught; tractableness.
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              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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  docility
       n : the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable