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docile — meaning in English

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English meaning

docile adj Easy to control, teach, or manage; gentle and compliant.
yielding adj Easily giving way to pressure or persuasion; not resistant.

Senses

docile is used for these senses in English:

docile Ready to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient.
docile Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.
yielding Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.

yielding — full definition

adj Easily giving way to pressure or persuasion; not resistant.
noun An act of giving way or conceding.

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

Related Italian words

obbediente mansueto concessione