docibleness

English

Etymology

From docible +‎ -ness.

Noun

docibleness (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Teachableness; docility.
   • 1653, Iz[aak] Wa[lton], The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man’s Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing, […], London: […] T. Maxey for Rich[ard] Marriot, […], →OCLC; reprinted as The Compleat Angler (Homo Ludens; 6), Nieuwkoop, South Holland, Netherlands: Miland Publishers, 1969, →ISBN:

     The docibleness of dogs in general.

   • 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 64:

     [describing a horse] " […] his docibleness and desire of glory and praise, and consequently his notable atchievements in War […] "

References

• Century Dictionary, Vol. II, Page 1712