\Do*cil"i*ty\, n. [L. docilitas, fr. docilis: cf. F.
docilit['e].]
1. teachableness; aptness for being taught; docibleness.
   [Obs. or R.]
2. Willingness to be taught; tractableness.
         The humble docility of little children is, in the
         New Testament, represented as a necessary
         preparative to the reception of the Christian faith.
                                               -- Beattie.