transcription, транскрипция: [ -ənt ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin oboedient-, oboediens, from present participle of oboedire to obey
Date: 13th century
: submissive to the restraint or command of authority : willing to obey
• obe·di·ent·ly adverb
Synonyms:
obedient , docile , tractable , amenable mean submissive to the will of another. obedient implies compliance with the demands or requests of one in authority
obedient to the government
docile implies a predisposition to submit readily to control or guidance
a docile child
tractable suggests having a character that permits easy handling or managing
tractable animals
amenable suggests a willingness to yield or to cooperate either because of a desire to be agreeable or because of a natural open-mindedness
amenable to new ideas