docile
adjective
1 docile
Willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed.
Roget 602: willing, minded, fain, disposed, inclined, favorable; favorably-minded, favorably inclined, favorably disposed; nothing loth; in the vein, in the mood, in the humor, in the mind. ... show more
2 docile
Ready and willing to be taught:
— Docile pupils eager for instruction.
synonym: teachable.
Roget 539: studious; scholastic, scholarly; teachable; docile etc. (willing) 602; apt etc. 698, industrious etc. 682. ... show more
3 docile
Easily handled or managed:
— A gentle old horse, docile and obedient.
synonym: gentle.
Moby thesaurus: acquiescent, adaptable, agreeable, alacritous, amenable, apt, ardent, biddable, bright, clever, compliant, consenting, content, cooperative, disposed, ductile, eager, educable, enthusiastic, facile ... show more.
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