docility

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

docility
    n 1: the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Docility \Do*cil"i*ty\, n. [L. docilitas, fr. docilis: cf. F.
   docilit['e].]
   1. teachableness; aptness for being taught; docibleness.
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   2. Willingness to be taught; tractableness.
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            The humble docility of little children is, in the
            New Testament, represented as a necessary
            preparative to the reception of the Christian faith.
                                                  -- Beattie.
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