indocile

English

Etymology

From either the French indocile or the Latin indocilis.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭndōʹsīl, ĭndŏʹsĭl, IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdəʊsaɪl/, /ɪnˈdɒsɪl/

Adjective

indocile (comparative more indocile, superlative most indocile)

1. Unwilling to be taught or instructed; intractable or recalcitrant.

Derived terms

• indocileness

Related terms

• indocible (obsolete) →
  • indocibility (obsolete)
  • indocibleness (obsolete)
  • indocible of (obsolete)
• indocility

References

• “indocile, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

indocile (plural indociles)

1. indocile

Further reading

• “indocile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin indocilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈdɔ.t͡ʃi.le/
• Rhymes: -ɔtʃile
• Hyphenation: in‧dò‧ci‧le

Adjective

indocile (plural indocili)

1. unruly, refractory, intractable

   Antonym: docile

Derived terms

• indocilmente

Related terms

• indocilità

Further reading

• indocile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• nidicole

Latin

Adjective

indocile

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of indocilis