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Thesaurus: docility

teachableness; aptness for being taught; docibleness.

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  1. n. teachableness; aptness for being taught; docibleness.
  2. n. Willingness to be taught; tractableness.
  3. n. the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable
  4. 1. teachableness; aptness for being taught; docibleness. [Obs. or R.] 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. Beattie.
  5. n:100 n. the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable