indocile
English edit
Etymology edit
From either the French indocile or the Latin indocilis.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭndōʹsīl, ĭndŏʹsĭl, IPA(key): /ɪnˈdəʊsaɪl/, /ɪnˈdɒsɪl/
Adjective edit
indocile (comparative more indocile, superlative most indocile)
- Unwilling to be taught or instructed; intractable or recalcitrant.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- indocible (obsolete) →
- indocibility (obsolete)
- indocibleness (obsolete)
- indocible of (obsolete)
- indocility
References edit
- “indocile, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
French edit
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
indocile (plural indociles)
Further reading edit
- “indocile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
indocile (plural indocili)
- unruly, refractory, intractable
- Antonym: docile
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Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- indocile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Latin edit
Adjective edit
indocile