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Docility in a sentence

Docility meaning

The quality of being docile.

Synonyms of Docility

tractability tractableness flexibility

Related words

Other words often associated with Docility or its synonyms:

intractability trait adaptability inflexibility plasticity malleability

Using Docility

  • The main meaning on this page is: The quality of being docile.
  • Useful related words include: tractability, tractableness, flexibility.
  • In the example corpus, docility often appears in combinations such as: docility and, docility of.

Context around Docility

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

individual 1× humility 1× 1800 1×

Often after:

scores 1×

Sentence patterns with Docility

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

acquiescence and docility of the 1× and the docility of the 1× exemplify her docility and elegance 1× her humility docility and submissiveness 1× its individual docility its national 1× medicated into docility during their 1× populace through docility 1× tests their docility and readiness 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

agents with natural 1× and the docility 1× her humility docility 1× intricate designs built 1× it has simply 1× more than 1800 1×

Common sentence endings:

demands of them 1× docility and elegance 1× each sale bull 1× its national fragility 1× juggler of worlds 1× mistaken for weakness 1×

Words around Docility

Just before it in the word index:

docile 78 doci 2 dochq 2 docherty 57 dochas 2 doch 2

Just after it in the word index:

dock 894 dockable 2 dockage 2 docked 272 dockendorf 2 docker 42

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Docility

  • In this selection, "docility" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, individual, humility, 1800 and scores stand out and add context to how "docility" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include acquiescence and docility of the and and the docility of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "docility" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with docility

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Her humility, docility and submissiveness are mistaken for weakness. (9 words)

And the docility of the citizens was yet unthinkable. (9 words)

Intricate designs built into the hard stone exemplify her docility and elegance. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

It would be a source of great personal joy to encounter a few with the same indomitable spirit and will along the way over here; on this mainland that is so insular and singular in its individual docility, its national fragility. (41 words)

They concern not the believers’ spiritual and academic growth (or nurture) but, rather, tests their docility and readiness to submit to the rituals and carry out the worships that God demands of them. (33 words)

Agents with natural tendencies toward paranoia were medicated into docility during their off duty hours, through the aforementioned science of psychistry (see Madness Has Its Place and Juggler of Worlds ). (30 words)

Example sentences (9)

It would be a source of great personal joy to encounter a few with the same indomitable spirit and will along the way over here; on this mainland that is so insular and singular in its individual docility, its national fragility.

They concern not the believers’ spiritual and academic growth (or nurture) but, rather, tests their docility and readiness to submit to the rituals and carry out the worships that God demands of them.

Intricate designs built into the hard stone exemplify her docility and elegance.

Her humility, docility and submissiveness are mistaken for weakness.

And the docility of the citizens was yet unthinkable.

It has simply been mismanaged by successive leaders with the acquiescence and docility of the bulk of the populace.

More than 1800 docility scores have been submitted by the stud and form the basis of the score for each sale bull.

Agents with natural tendencies toward paranoia were medicated into docility during their off duty hours, through the aforementioned science of psychistry (see Madness Has Its Place and Juggler of Worlds ).

Prolefeed is homogenised, manufactured superficial literature, film and music, used to control and indoctrinate the populace through docility.

Common combinations with docility

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "docility" in a sentence?
An example: "It would be a source of great personal joy to encounter a few with the same indomitable spirit and will along the way over here; on this mainland that is so insular and singular in its individual docility, its national fragility." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "docility" from authentic English texts.
What does "docility" mean?
Docility means: The quality of being docile.
What are synonyms of "docility"?
Common synonyms of "docility" include: tractability, tractableness, flexibility.
How many example sentences with "docility" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "docility", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.