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docile:
- tam; gehoorzaam; volgzaam; dienstbaar; slaafs; gedienstig; onderworpen; gedwee; meegaand
Wiktionary:
- docile → volgzaam

English

Detailed Translations for docile from English to Dutch

docile:

docile adj

docile (domesticated; tame; tamed; house-trained; meek)
tam
- tam adj
docile (obedient; submissive; servient; willing; cooperative; tractable)
gehoorzaam
- gehoorzaam adj
docile (obedient; submissive; meek)
volgzaam; dienstbaar; slaafs; gedienstig
- volgzaam adj
- dienstbaar adj
- slaafs adj
- gedienstig adj
docile (submissive; amenable; humble; malleable; slavishly; pliable; meek)
onderworpen; volgzaam; gedwee; meegaand
- onderworpen adj
- volgzaam adj
- gedwee adj
- meegaand adj

Translation Matrix for docile:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
dienstbaar	docile; meek; obedient; submissive	obliging; servient; tractable; willing
gedienstig	docile; meek; obedient; submissive	assistent; attentive; complaisant; considerate; helpful; obliging
gedwee	amenable; docile; humble; malleable; meek; pliable; slavishly; submissive	accommodating; complaisant; compliant; flexible; obliging; pliable; ready; servient; simple to operate; submissive; tolerant; tractable; willing; yielding
gehoorzaam	cooperative; docile; obedient; servient; submissive; tractable; willing
meegaand	amenable; docile; humble; malleable; meek; pliable; slavishly; submissive	accommodating; complaisant; compliant; flexible; obliging; pliable; pliant; ready; servient; simple to operate; submissive; supple; tolerant; tractable; willing; yielding
slaafs	docile; meek; obedient; submissive	fawning; humble; obsequious; servile; slavishly; submissive
tam	docile; domesticated; house-trained; meek; tame; tamed
volgzaam	amenable; docile; humble; malleable; meek; obedient; pliable; slavishly; submissive
-	gentle; teachable
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
onderworpen	amenable; docile; humble; malleable; meek; pliable; slavishly; submissive	dominated; fawning; humble; inferior; minor; obsequious; secondary; servile; slavishly; subjugated; submissive; subordinate

Related Words for "docile":

docilely

Synonyms for "docile":

meek; tame; sheeplike; sheepish; yielding; obedient; tractable; manipulable
teachable; tractable; manipulable
gentle; tamed

Antonyms for "docile":

stubborn

Related Definitions for "docile":

willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed¹
- the docile masses of an enslaved nation¹
easily handled or managed¹
- a gentle old horse, docile and obedient¹
ready and willing to be taught¹
- docile pupils eager for instruction¹

Wiktionary Translations for docile:

docile

adjective

yielding to control
- docile → volgzaam

External Machine Translations:

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University