docileness
Yielding without resistance
Docileness is the quality of being easily taught, managed, or controlled.
The word suggests a willingness to follow direction without resistance: The docileness of the new hires made training straightforward.
It can carry positive connotations of cooperativeness or negative ones of excessive submissiveness, depending on context.
Moderate in intensity
placid · calm · serene · peaceful · mild-mannered · even-tempered · lamblike · easygoing
Made gentle, manageable
- domesticatedBred under human care
- trainedTaught a skill
- housebrokenTaught proper elimination habits
- brokenDamaged beyond function
subdued · harmless · unthreatening · passive · spiritless · unresisting · meek · cowed
Following commands willingly
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
- acquiescentAccepting without resistance
- deferentialShowing humble submission
yielding · conformable · amenable · tractable · biddable · dutiful · accommodating · cooperative
mild
Moderate in intensity
gentle · placid · calm · serene · peaceful · mild-mannered · even-tempered · lamblike · easygoing · unruffled
tame
Made gentle, manageable
- domesticatedBred under human care
- trainedTaught a skill
- housebrokenTaught proper elimination habits
broken · subdued · harmless · unthreatening · passive · spiritless · unresisting · meek · cowed · leashed
obedient
Following commands willingly
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
- acquiescentAccepting without resistance
deferential · yielding · conformable · amenable · tractable · biddable · dutiful · accommodating · cooperative · manageable
docilenessdefiance
Open resistance to authority
rebelliousness · disobedience · insubordination · recalcitrance · obstinacy
docilenesswildness
Untamed, uncontrolled state
ferocity · fierceness · unmanageability · untamedness · aggressiveness