indocile
English
Etymology
From either the French indocile or the Latin indocilis.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭndōʹsīl, ĭndŏʹsĭl, IPA(key): /ɪnˈdəʊsaɪl/, /ɪnˈdɒsɪl/
Adjective
indocile (comparative more indocile, superlative most indocile)
- Unwilling to be taught or instructed; intractable or recalcitrant.
Derived terms
- indocileness
Related terms
- indocible (obsolete) →
- indocibility (obsolete)
- indocibleness (obsolete)
- indocible of (obsolete)
- indocility
References
- “indocile, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
French
Adjective
indocile (plural indociles)
- indocile
Further reading
- “indocile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin indocilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inˈdɔ.t͡ʃi.le/
- Rhymes: -ɔtʃile
- Hyphenation: in‧dò‧ci‧le
Adjective
indocile (plural indocili)
- unruly, refractory, intractable
- Antonym: docile
Derived terms
- indocilmente
Related terms
- indocilità
Further reading
- indocile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- nidicole
Latin
Adjective
indocile
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of indocilis