docility Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable

WordNet

Do*cil"i*ty noun
Etymology
L. docilitas, fr. docilis: cf. F. docilité.
Definitions
  1. teachableness; aptness for being taught; docibleness. Obs. or R.
  2. Willingness to be taught; tractableness.
    The humble docility of little children is, in the New Testament, represented as a necessary preparative to the reception of the Christian faith. Beattie.

Webster 1913