'Docility' definitions:

Definition of 'docility'

From: WordNet
noun
The trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable

Definition of 'Docility'

From: 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.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Willingness to be taught; tractableness. [1913 Webster]
  • The humble docility of little children is, in the New Testament, represented as a necessary preparative to the reception of the Christian faith. -- Beattie. [1913 Webster]

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