biddable

adjective

bid·da·ble ˈbi-də-bəl How to pronounce biddable (audio)

: easily led, taught, or controlled : docile

: capable of being bid

biddability

ˌbi-də-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce biddable (audio)

noun

biddably

ˈbi-də-blē How to pronounce biddable (audio)

adverb

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A biddable individual is someone you can issue an order to—that is, someone who will do your bidding. The word dates to the late 18th century, and currently our earliest evidence for it is a quote in the Scottish National Dictionary. There are a number of words in English that do what biddable does. Tractable, amenable, and docile are three of them. Biddable is often applied to children and indicates a ready, constant inclination to follow orders, requests, and suggestions. Tractable suggests characteristics that make for easy guiding, leading, ordering, or managing; its antonym intractable (as in "intractable problems") is more common. Amenable indicates a disposition to be agreeable or complaisant as well as a lack of assertive independence. Docile can stress a disposition to submit, either due to guidance and control or to imposition and oppression.

Example Sentences

The children became less biddable as they grew older. the elderly widower was one of the more biddable and cooperative residents at the nursing home

Recent Examples on the Web Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog.

Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2022 Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog.

Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2022 But when the final ruling on the case comes down, the wider campaign to stoke fear into a more biddable public will really begin.

Gerard Baker, WSJ, 9 May 2022 Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog.

Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2022 Herding breeds tended to be more biddable - or easily trained - and played with toys more than other breeds.

Katie Shepherd, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2022 Among these behaviors, breed did play some role — for example, beagles and bloodhounds tend to howl more, border collies are biddable, and Shiba Inus are far less so.

CBS News, 29 Apr. 2022 See More

单词	biddability
释义	biddable adjective bid·da·ble ˈbi-də-bəl 1 : easily led, taught, or controlled : docile 2 : capable of being bid biddability ˌbi-də-ˈbi-lə-tē noun biddably ˈbi-də-blē adverb Did you know? A biddable individual is someone you can issue an order to—that is, someone who will do your bidding. The word dates to the late 18th century, and currently our earliest evidence for it is a quote in the Scottish National Dictionary. There are a number of words in English that do what biddable does. Tractable, amenable, and docile are three of them. Biddable is often applied to children and indicates a ready, constant inclination to follow orders, requests, and suggestions. Tractable suggests characteristics that make for easy guiding, leading, ordering, or managing; its antonym intractable (as in "intractable problems") is more common. Amenable indicates a disposition to be agreeable or complaisant as well as a lack of assertive independence. Docile can stress a disposition to submit, either due to guidance and control or to imposition and oppression. Synonyms amenable compliant conformable docile law-abiding obedient submissive tractable See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The children became less biddable as they grew older. the elderly widower was one of the more biddable and cooperative residents at the nursing home Recent Examples on the Web Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2022 Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2022 Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2022 Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2022 But when the final ruling on the case comes down, the wider campaign to stoke fear into a more biddable public will really begin. Gerard Baker, WSJ, 9 May 2022 Border collies, for instance, tend to be more biddable than the average dog. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2022 Herding breeds tended to be more biddable - or easily trained - and played with toys more than other breeds. Katie Shepherd, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2022 Among these behaviors, breed did play some role — for example, beagles and bloodhounds tend to howl more, border collies are biddable, and Shiba Inus are far less so. CBS News, 29 Apr. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use circa 1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1 biddability noun as in obedience a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others a pastor who longs for the days when the biddability of parishioners could be taken for granted Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance obedience submissiveness docility deference acquiescence compliancy humoring assent receptiveness compliance slavishness receptivity servility subservience obsequiousness cooperativeness friendliness complaisance subserviency amiability sociability acceptance amenability geniality surrender amicability consent good-naturedness affability conformity cordiality submission capitulation congeniality indulgence Antonyms & Near Antonyms disobedience defiance hostility intractability recalcitrance animosity enmity antipathy ill will See More
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biddable

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