Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Quickness of comprehension; docility; gumption.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Prov. Eng. & Local, U. S. Teachableness.
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- noun The quality of being
teachable .
Etymologies
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From doc-, the stem of Latin doceō ("I teach") + -ity.
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Examples
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'I thank heaven I have docity', and elsewhere, p. 341 _Julio_.
The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II Aphra Behn 1664
whichbe commented on the word docity
Teachableness; quickness of comprehension.
May 11, 2008