English Explanatory Dictionary

indocile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Unwilling to be taught or instructed; intractable or recalcitrant.

Pronunciation

ĭndōʹsīl ĭndŏʹsĭl /ɪnˈdəʊsaɪl/ /ɪnˈdɒsɪl/

Word forms

indocile more indocile most indocile

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *ən- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-der. Proto-Italic *dokeō Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin docilis Latin indocilisder. French indocile ▲ Latin indocilis English indocile From either the French indocile or the Latin indocilis.

Related words

indocibility indocibleness indocible of indocible → indocility

Derived words

indocileness
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