different between indocile vs indocility

English

Etymology

From either the French indocile or the Latin indocilis.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?nd??s?l, ?nd??s?l, IPA^(key): /?n?d??sa?l/, /?n?d?s?l/

Adjective

indocile (comparative more indocile, superlative most indocile)

1. 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 [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Italian

Etymology

From Latin indocilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in?d?.t??i.le/

Adjective

indocile (plural indocili)

1. 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

Latin

Adjective

indocile

1. nominative neuter singular of indocilis
2. accusative neuter singular of indocilis
3. vocative neuter singular of indocilis

English

Etymology

From indocile +? -ity, from Latin indocilitas.

Noun

indocility (usually uncountable, plural indocilities)

1. the quality or condition of being indocile

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