| Pronunciation: | dâ'silitee | ||
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| Definition: | [n] the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable | ||
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| See Also: | flexibility, tractability, tractableness | ||
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| Definition: | \Do*cil"i*ty\, n. [L. docilitas, fr. docilis: cf. F.
docilit['e].]
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.
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