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Definitions

docility

[do-sil-i-tee, doh-] / dɒˈsɪl ɪ ti, doʊ- /

NOUN

aptness

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aptitude capacity expertise faculty flair forte genius gift instinct knack proficiency smarts

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inability incapacity incompetence ineptitude ineptness lack

NOUN

compliance

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conformity consent

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acquiescence amenability assent complaisance concession concurrence deference obedience observance passivity resignation submission submissiveness tractability yielding

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difference disagreement refusal

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disobedience rebellion resistance

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defiance denial dissension dissent fight nonconformity veto

NOUN

conformity

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obedience

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acquiescence allegiance assent consent conventionality observance orthodoxy resignation submission willingness

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disagreement resistance

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difference discord fight noncomformity nonconformity refusal

NOUN

deference

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yielding

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acquiescence capitulation complaisance condescension obeisance submission

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fight

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dishonor disobedience disregard ignorance impoliteness noncompliance

NOUN

femininity

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gentleness womanhood

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delicacy effeminateness feminineness kindness muliebrity softness womanliness

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feminality femineity

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maleness masculinity

NOUN

flexibility

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resilience

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affability complaisance compliance flaccidity flexibleness give litheness plasticity pliability pliancy springiness suppleness tractability

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adjustability extensibility limberness tensility

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constraint inelasticity inflexibility resistance

NOUN

humility

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shyness

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abasement bashfulness demureness diffidence lowliness meekness mortification nonresistance obedience obsequiousness passiveness reserve resignation self-abasement self-abnegation servility sheepishness subjection submissiveness subservience timidity timorousness unobtrusiveness unpretentiousness

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fawning lack of pride

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boldness confidence

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arrogance assertiveness egoism pretentiousness pride self-importance

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malleability

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affability complaisance compliance ductility elasticity flaccidity flexibleness give litheness plasticity pliability pliancy pliantness resilience resiliency spring springiness suppleness tractability

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adjustability extensibility extensibleness limberness malleableness pliableness tensility

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malleableness

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adjustability affability complaisance compliance ductility elasticity extensibility extensibleness flaccidity flexibleness give limberness litheness plasticity pliability pliableness pliancy pliantness resilience resiliency spring springiness suppleness tensility tractability

NOUN

meekness

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humility mildness modesty timidity timidness

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arrogance boldness pride

NOUN

muliebrity

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delicacy distaff effeminateness feminineness gentleness kindness softness womanhood womankind womanliness

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feminality femineity womenfolk

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roughness

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obedience

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acquiescence conformity deference orderliness reverence

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accordance agreement compliance dutifulness duty manageability meekness observance quietness respect servility submission subservience tameness tractability willingness

WEAK

conformability duteousness

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disagreement disregard

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fight

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bad behavior disobedience misbehavior mischief mutiny rebellion

NOUN

piety

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fervor loyalty religiosity reverence zeal

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allegiance application ardor belief devoutness dutifulness duty faith fealty fidelity godliness grace holiness obedience passion religion sanctity veneration

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apathy

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agnosticism atheism disbelief disloyalty faithlessness inconstancy indifference treachery

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impiety irreverence

NOUN

pliability

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affability bounce complaisance compliance ductility elasticity flaccidity flexibleness give litheness malleability plasticity pliancy pliantness resilience resiliency spring springiness suppleness tractability

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adjustability extensibility limberness malleableness pliableness tensility

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pliableness

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adjustability affability bounce complaisance compliance ductility elasticity extensibility flaccidity flexibleness give limberness litheness malleability malleableness plasticity pliability pliancy pliantness resilience resiliency spring springiness suppleness tensility tractability

NOUN

pliancy

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affability bounce complaisance compliance ductility elasticity flaccidity flexibleness give litheness malleability plasticity pliability pliantness resilience resiliency spring springiness suppleness tractability

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adjustability extensibility limberness malleableness pliableness tensility

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pliantness

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affability bounce complaisance compliance ductility elasticity flaccidity flexibleness give litheness malleability plasticity pliability pliancy resilience resiliency spring springiness suppleness tractability

WEAK

adjustability extensibility limberness malleableness pliableness tensility

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resignation

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acceptance

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acquiescence compliance conformity deference fortitude humbleness humility longanimity lowliness meekness modesty nonresistance patience submission submissiveness sufferance

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forbearing patientness resignedness

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arrogance disagreement disobedience fight nonconformity pride refusal

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agreement impatience intolerance resistance taking on

NOUN

resiliency

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elasticity resilience

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affability bounce complaisance compliance ductility flaccidity flexibleness give litheness malleability plasticity pliability pliancy pliantness spring springiness suppleness tractability

WEAK

adjustability extensibility limberness malleableness pliableness tensility

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springiness

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affability bounce complaisance compliance ductility elasticity flaccidity flexibleness give litheness malleability plasticity pliability pliancy pliantness resilience resiliency spring suppleness tractability

WEAK

adjustability extensibility limberness malleableness pliableness tensility

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submission

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capitulation resignation

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acquiescence appeasement assent bowing defeatism deference humbleness humility malleability meekness nonresistance obedience passivism passivity prostration servility subjection submissiveness surrender tractability unassertiveness yielding

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backing down cringing giving-in pliabilty recreancy submitting

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disagreement disobedience rebellion

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fight resistance

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submissiveness

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accordance acquiescence agreement amenability amenableness compliance compliancy conformity deference dutifulness duty manageability meekness observance orderliness quietness respect reverence servility submission subservience tameness tractability tractableness willingness

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conformability duteousness

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disagreement disdain dishonor disobedience disregard disrespect fight nonconformity refusal

NOUN

suppleness

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WEAK

adjustability extensibility limberness malleableness pliableness tensility

NOUN

sweetness

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compassion generosity kindness

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consideration gentleness mildness pleasantness unselfishness

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cuteness kawaii lovableness

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cruelty harshness meanness

NOUN

tractability

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accordance acquiescence agreement amenability amenableness compliance compliancy conformity deference dutifulness duty manageability meekness observance orderliness quietness respect reverence servility submission submissiveness subservience tameness tractableness willingness

WEAK

conformability duteousness

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disagreement disdain dishonor disobedience disregard disrespect fight nonconformity refusal

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tractableness

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accordance acquiescence agreement amenability amenableness compliance compliancy conformity deference dutifulness duty manageability meekness observance orderliness quietness respect reverence servility submission submissiveness subservience tameness tractability willingness

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conformability duteousness

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disagreement disdain dishonor disobedience disregard disrespect fight nonconformity refusal

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docility

We have trained sloth and docility and are reaping what we have sown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Every expression is judged through a gaze that demands docility.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025

But in between docility and pugnacity lies the pathway to effective debate moderation, and I thought Muir and Davis did a fine job walking that road on Tuesday night.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2024

Breeders also value posture, hoof solidity, docility, maternal ability and beauty.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

Ira accepted our choice with her usual docility; if she fretted at the thought of leaving us and her brothers she showed no sign.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

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