docile

English Thesaurus

1. willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed (adj.all)

similar	:	meek, tame,
definition	:	very docile (adj.all)

similar	:	sheepish, sheeplike,
definition	:	like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity (adj.all)

similar	:	yielding,
definition	:	inclined to yield to argument or influence or control (adj.all)

also	:	obedient,
definition	:	dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority (adj.all)

also	:	manipulable, tractable,
definition	:	easily managed (controlled or taught or molded) (adj.all)

2. easily handled or managed (adj.all)

similar	:	tame, tamed,
definition	:	brought from wildness into a domesticated state (adj.all)

3. ready and willing to be taught (adj.all)

similar	:	manipulable, tractable,
definition	:	easily managed (controlled or taught or molded) (adj.all)

4. willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed (adj.all)

antonym	:	obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate,
definition	:	tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield (adj.all)

derivation	:	docility, docility,
definition	:	the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable (noun.attribute)

5. ready and willing to be taught (adj.all)

derivation	:	teach,
definition	:	accustom gradually to some action or attitude (verb.change)

derivation	:	instruct, learn, teach,
definition	:	impart skills or knowledge to (verb.communication)

6. willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed (adj.all)

antonym	:	obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate,
definition	:	tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield (adj.all)

derivation	:	docility, docility,
definition	:	the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable (noun.attribute)

7. ready and willing to be taught (adj.all)

derivation	:	teach,
definition	:	accustom gradually to some action or attitude (verb.change)

derivation	:	instruct, learn, teach,
definition	:	impart skills or knowledge to (verb.communication)