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Meaning of docile

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  docile
      adj 1: willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed;
             "the docile masses of an enslaved nation" [ant:
             {obstinate}, {stubborn}, {unregenerate}]
      2: ready and willing to be taught; "docile pupils eager for
         instruction"; "teachable youngsters" [syn: {docile},
         {teachable}]
      3: easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and
         obedient" [syn: {docile}, {gentle}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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