docility
NounUS[dah-sil-uh-tee]/dɑˈsɪləti/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageableType of tractability, tractableness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Do·cil′i·ty noun
Origin: L. docilitas, fr. docilis: cf. F. docilité.
1. teachableness; aptness for being taught; docibleness. obsolete or rare
2. Willingness to be taught; tractableness.
The humble docility of little children is, in the New Testament, represented as a necessary preparative to the reception of the Christian faith.— James Beattie
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54