7 дней назад · noun · the fact or quality of being easily handled, managed, or led; meek and unquestioning obedience or compliance: Their whole military system ...

the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable.

7 дней назад · the quality of being quiet and easy to influence, persuade, or control. Children were believed to owe docility and obedience to their parents.

docile in British English. (ˈdəʊsaɪl IPA Pronunciation Guide ). adjective.

There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun docility. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

1. easily taught; a docile pupil. 2. easily led or managed : tractable; a docile pony. docilely ˈdä-sə(l)-lē adverb docility dä-ˈsi-lə

docility (usually uncountable, plural docilities). The quality of being docile. Couldn't docility from totalitarian indoctrination be a human shortcoming?

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adj. 1. Ready and willing to be taught; teachable. 2. Yielding to supervision, direction, or management; tractable. [Latin docilis, from docēre, to teach; see ...