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Docility vs Acquiescence - What's the difference?

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Docility is a related term of acquiescence.


As nouns the difference between docility and acquiescence

is that docility is the quality of being docile while acquiescence is a silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; - distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.

docility

English

Noun

(-)
  • The quality of being docile.
  • Synonyms

    * docileness

    Antonyms

    * rebelliousness

    acquiescence

    Noun

    (-)
  • A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; - distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
  • (legal) Submission to an injury by the party injured, or tacit concurrence in the action of another.