Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

docity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: doc-i-ty
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Docility; quickness of comprehension.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Very well Sirrah, they dy’d in an honourable Calling—but hark’y’ Rag———I have Buſineſs———very earneſt Buſineſs abroad this Evening, now were you a Raſcal of Docity, you wou’d invent a way———to get home my laſt Suit that was laid in Lavender———with the Appurtenances thereunto belonging, as Perriwig, Cravat———and———ſo forth———"
"Docity. Docility, quick comprehenſion. Glouc[estershire]."

Etymology

Origin doubtful; supposed to be an alteration of docility. Possibly from doc-, the stem of Latin doceō (“I teach”) + -ity.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: la:doceō

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

docious

Questions

What does docity mean?: Docility; quickness of comprehension.
Where does docity come from?: Origin doubtful; supposed to be an alteration of docility. Possibly from doc-, the stem of Latin doceō (“I teach”) + -ity.

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