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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Docility \Do*cil"i*ty\, noun [L. docilitas, fr. docilis: cf. F. docilit['e].]
1. teachableness; aptness for being taught; docibleness. [Obs. or R.]
2. Willingness to be taught; tractableness.
The humble docility of little children is, in the New Testament, represented as a necessary preparative to the reception of the Christian faith. -- Beattie.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
docility
noun: the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable
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