docility in English

noun

[do·cil·i·ty || dəʊ'sɪlətɪ]

agreeableness, manageability; compliance, submissiveness, obedience

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "docility" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "docility", or refer to the context using the word "docility" in the English Dictionary.

1. Conformism: as in docility, willingness

2. Her docility had surprised him.

3. Camel - Docility, patience and indefatigable perseverance.

4. Amenability: noun accessibleness , acquiescence , adaptability , agreeableness , compliancy, conformability , docility , ductility , flexibility , flexibleness

5. If you value docility over ingenuity, shout it from the rooftops.

6. He was trying to plant the seed of revolt, arouse that placid peasant docility.

7. And they are expected to defer to men's'will with great docility and simplicity.

8. Unlike his other duplicates, this clone would not undergo growth acceleration or docility tampering.

9. With unusual docility, Nancy stood up and followed him as he left the newsroom.

10. At theological college, near Oxford, the docility of most of the wives of other students irritated Anna.

11. Synonyms for Conformability include obedience, compliance, deference, acquiescence, conformity, docility, respect, submission, dutifulness and submissiveness

12. The Auxois is known for its power and docility, having a calm and gentle temperament.

13. The general, a man by no means notable for docility and long - suffering , flew into a rage.

14. Gandhi applied a technique of combat which turned the traditional docility of the gentle Hindu into heroism.

15. 30 Gandhi applied a technique of combat which turned the traditional docility of the gentle Hindu into heroism.

16. There are many synonyms of Aptness which include Aptitude, Capacity, Docility, Expertise, Faculty, Flair, Forte, Genius, Gift, Instinct, Knack, Smarts, Proficiency, etc.

17. In persevering along the path of obedience, personal and communal wisdom matures, and thus it also becomes possible to adapt rules to the times. For true “aggiornamento” is the fruit of wisdom forged in docility and obedience.

18. In this way, by creating the archetypal woman of sensibility, in whom docility and submissiveness were considered most valuable, society had created the Contemptibly "unchaste" woman, invariably considered by that same society as a threat to the established domestic order.