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dócil — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • amenable adj Willing to go along with a suggestion or be persuaded.
  • docile adj Easy to control, teach, or manage; gentle and compliant.
  • gentle adj Kind, mild, and careful, especially in dealing with others.

Senses

dócil is used for these senses in English:

  • amenable Liable to be brought to account, to a charge or claim; responsible; accountable; answerable.
  • docile Ready to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient.
  • docile Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.
  • gentle Docile and easily managed.

amenable — full definition

  1. adj Willing to go along with a suggestion or be persuaded.
  2. adj Answerable to a particular authority or law.

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