Definition of: docile

(dos′əl, Brit. dō′sīl) adjective
1. Amenable to training; easy to manage; tractable.
2. Easily worked or handled. [<MF <L docilis able to be taught <docere teach]
—doc′ile·ly adverb
—do·cil·i·ty (dō·sil′ə·tē, do-) noun Synonyms: amenable, compliant, gentle, manageable, obedient, pliable, pliant, submissive, tame, teachable, tractable, yielding. One who is docile is easily taught; one who is tractable is easily led; one who is pliant is easily bent in any direction; compliant represents one as inclined or persuaded to agreement with another's will. Compare DUTY. Antonyms: determined, dogged, firm, inflexible, intractable, obstinate, opinionated, resolute, self-willed, stubborn, unyielding, wilful.