docibleness

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noun

Teachableness; docility.

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Meanings

noundocibleness (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableTeachableness; docility.

    The docibleness of dogs in general.

    1653, Iz[aak] Wa[lton], The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man’s Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing, […], London: […] T. Maxey for Rich[ard] Marriot, […], →OCLC; reprinted as The Compleat Angler (Homo Ludens; 6), Nieuwkoop, South Holland, Netherlands: Miland Publishers, 1969, →ISBN
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    [describing a horse] " […] his docibleness and desire of glory and praise, and consequently his notable atchievements in War […] "

    1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 64

Origin

From docible + -ness.

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docibleness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docibleness

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“docibleness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docibleness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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