docility
pronunciation
How to pronounce docility in British English:
UK [dəʊ'sɪlətɪ]
How to pronounce docility in American English:
US [doʊ'sɪlətɪ]
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- Noun:
- the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable
Word Origin
- docility (n.)
- 1550s, from French docilité (15c.), from Latin docilitatem (nominative docilitas), from docilis (see docile).
Example
- 1. In a fascinating 40-year experiment starting in the 1950s , russian foxes were bred for docility .
- 2. The tiger docility and wild nature of the beautiful woman .
- 3. Unlike his other duplicates , this clone would not undergo growth acceleration or docility tampering .
- 4. Before these changes , the only criticism of boards that was taken seriously was that they were hand-picked yes-men ( plus a few yes-women ) , chosen largely for their docility and willingness to pay the boss a fortune .
- 5. Mr mubarak , like the rest of the arab world 's autocrats , will be pondering the despot 's eternal dilemma . Is it better to loosen controls in order to satisfy their people with a whiff of freedom , or to tighten them in an effort to ensure their docility ?