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indocile

/ɪnˈdəʊsaɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-docile
IPA
/ɪnˈdəʊsaɪl/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unwilling to be taught or instructed; intractable or recalcitrant.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- 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 Latin indocilisder. French indocile ▲ Latin indocilis English indocile From either the French indocile or the Latin indocilis.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ɪnˈdəʊsaɪl/

Inflected Forms

more indocile (comparative) most indocile (superlative)

Derived Forms

indocileness

Phrases

indocible of indocible →

Frequently Paired Words

indocibility indocibleness indocible of indocible → indocility

Synonyms

uncontrollable ungovernable unruly

Questions

How do you pronounce indocile?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈdəʊsaɪl/.
What does indocile mean?
Unwilling to be taught or instructed; intractable or recalcitrant.
Where does indocile come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- 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 Latin indocilisder. French indocile ▲ Latin indocilis English indocile From either the French indocile or the Latin indocilis.

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