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indocile

adj · 2 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: ĭndōʹsīl
  • Received-Pronunciation: ĭndŏʹsĭl
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdəʊsaɪl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdɒsɪl/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Unwilling to be taught or instructed; intractable or recalcitrant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

of persons

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō 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.