Standard Lemma guide

biddable

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈbɪdəbəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: B IH1 D AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Docile, amenable or compliant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: complaisant, pliant, tractable, amenable, biddable, compliant, controllable, docile, governable, indulgent, manageable, maniable, meek, passive, rulable, yielding

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Suitable for bidding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: bridge, games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • too acquiescent to challenge authority

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: acquiescent

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English bid Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English biddable From bid + -able.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: послушен (poslušen) — Docile, amenable or compliant
  • Bulgarian: покорен (pokoren) — Docile, amenable or compliant
  • Finnish: hölläluonteinen — Docile, amenable or compliant
  • Manx: so-choyrlaghey — Docile, amenable or compliant
  • Bulgarian: обявим (objavim) — bridge: Suitable for bidding
  • Finnish: tarjouskelpoinen — bridge: Suitable for bidding