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# docile

«docile» in Mova's school dictionary: **Quiet, calm and easy to control or teach** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

1) Quiet, calm and easy to control or teach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/docile/#m1)

2) (animals) Gentle and not likely to bite or fight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/docile/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science about animals, docile breeds like guinea pigs or some cows are easy to handle; in stories it can describe a gentle animal or person who does what they are told, sometimes too much; phrases: «a docile animal», «docile and gentle».

### examples

- The old horse was docile and let the children ride him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/docile/#x1)
- Guinea pigs are usually docile pets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/docile/#x2)
- The farmer chose a docile breed of sheep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/docile/#x3)
- The tiger looked docile, but it was still dangerous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/docile/#x4)
- Manatees are large but docile animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/docile/#x5)
- He was docile at school but wild at home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/docile/#x6)

### note

Pronounced DOH-sile (UK) or DOSS-ul (US). Noun: docility. Safety: even docile animals can bite if scared. Sometimes it is a criticism of people (too obedient).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «docile» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/docile/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.