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Docile vs Disciplinable - What's the difference?

docile | disciplinable | Synonyms |

Docile is a synonym of disciplinable.


As adjectives the difference between docile and disciplinable

is that docile is yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management while disciplinable is that can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught.

docile

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.
  • Ready to accept instruction or direction.

    • Synonyms

    * (yielding to control): compliant, malleable, meek, submissive, tractable * (ready to accept instruction): amenable, compliant, teachable

    Antonyms

    * (yielding to control): rebellious, wilful

    Derived terms

    * docilely * docility

    Related terms

    * docent * doctor * doctorate * doctrinaire * doctrinal * doctrine * document * indoctrinate

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    disciplinable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught.
  • *, II.12:
  • *:Plato affirmeth, that melancholy minds are more excellent and disciplinable ; So are there none more inclinable unto follie.
  • (obsolete) Relating to discipline; disciplinary.

    • Synonyms

    * disciplinal, disciplinary * docile, teachable