Docile vs Generous - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between docile and generous

is that docile is yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management while generous is (obsolete) of noble birth.

(en adjective)

Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.

Ready to accept instruction or direction.

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

* (yielding to control): rebellious, wilful

* docilely * docility

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(en adjective)

(obsolete) Of noble birth.

Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.

Thank you for your generous words.

Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.

She's been extremely generous with her winnings.

Large, more than ample, copious.

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