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docility

/dɑsˈɪləti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
docil-i-ty
IPA
/dɑsˈɪləti/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being docile.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō Proto-Italic *dokeō Ancient Greek διδάσκω (didáskō)sl. Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin docilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin docilitas Middle French docilité English docility From Middle French docilité, from Latin docilitas.

Usage

Inflected Forms

docilities (plural)

Derived Forms

undocility

Synonyms

docileness lethargic placidity

Antonyms

rebelliousness

Rhymes With

responsibility utility availability capability mobility flexibility reliability fertility hostility volatility nobility feasibility

Questions

How do you pronounce docility?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɑsˈɪləti/.
What does docility mean?
The quality of being docile.
Where does docility come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō Proto-Italic *dokeō Ancient Greek διδάσκω (didáskō)sl. Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin docilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin docilitas Middle French docilité English docility From Middle French docilité, from Latin docilitas.

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