docility
21gentleness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. moderation, mildness; kindness, amenity, leniency. See courtesy. Ant., brutality. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Intentional mildness] Syn. tenderness, carefulness, caution; see kindness 1 . 2. [Physical… …
22submission — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Yielding Nouns 1. submission, submissiveness, obedience, resignation, patience, humility, self abasement, compliance, pliancy, docility, passivity, acquiescence, sufferance, conformity, subjection;… …
23Learning — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Learning >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 learning learning Sgm: N 1 acquisition of knowledge acquisition of knowledge &c. 490 acquisition of skill &c. 698 Sgm: N 1 acquirement acquirement attainment Sgm: N 1 edification… …
24Willingness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Willingness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 willingness willingness voluntariness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 willing mind willing mind heart GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 disposition disposition inclination leaning …
25docile — [[t]do͟ʊsaɪl, AM dɑ͟ːs(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED A person or animal that is docile is quiet, not aggressive, and easily controlled. ...docile, obedient children... They wanted a low cost, docile workforce. Syn: amenable Derived words: docility… …
26sheeplike — adjective like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑sheepish • Similar to: ↑docile * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective (or adverb) : like a sheep especially in meekness, docility, or stupidity …
27A dead dog — Dog Dog (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals… …
28A dog in the manger — Dog Dog (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals… …
29akita — Dog Dog (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals… …
30Aptitude — Apt i*tude, n. [F. aptitude, LL. aptitudo, fr. L. aptus. See {Apt}, and cf. {Attitude}.] 1. A natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or effect; as, oil has an aptitude to burn.… …
