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obedient

obe·di·ent [ ō-ˈbē-dē-ənt]

obedient

adjective

Definition of obedient

: submissive to the restraint or command of authority : willing to obey
//an obedient child an obedient dog obedient to those whom he feared— A. N. Wilson

Other Words from obedient

obediently adverb

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obedient, docile, tractable, amenable mean submissive to the will of another. obedient implies compliance with the demands or requests of one in authority.
//obedient to the government docile implies a predisposition to submit readily to control or guidance.
// a docile child tractable suggests having a character that permits easy handling or managing.
//tractable animals amenable suggests a willingness to yield or cooperate because of a desire to be agreeable or because of a natural open-mindedness.
//amenable to new ideas

Recent Examples on the Web

//The sequel employs three narrators, most notably, Aunt Lydia, a matriarchal tyrant who trains women to be obedient and passive handmaids.
— Ron Charles, Washington Post, "Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo share the 2019 Booker Prize," 14 Oct. 2019
//Dogs are highly companionable, obedient, and playful animals.
— Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Our beloved pets leave paw prints on our hearts," 21 Sep. 2019
//Lauren Zarzar is trying to make more obedient liquids.
— Wired, "Unusual Fluids Flip, Twirl, and Redefine How Liquids Work," 9 Sep. 2019
//Much more central is God’s call of Abraham to be the father of a great nation, and a blessing to the whole world through his obedient following of God’s way.
— John Barton, Time, "Judaism and Christianity Both Rely on the Hebrew Bible. Why Do They Interpret It So Differently?," 14 June 2019
//Your most obedient Servant Go: Washington Emily Sweeney can be reached at esweeney@globe.com.
— Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, "George Washington gave a shout-out to Boston in this 1778 letter; it’s up for auction," 30 Aug. 2019
//The patient was respectfully obedient and submissive, and often little-involved in decisions about their health.
— Maria Danilova, Harper's magazine, "Alternative Medicine," 28 Aug. 2019
//The protests have an intensity and dynamic that bewilders the protesters’ opponents in Beijing and in Hong Kong’s Beijing-obedient city administration.
— George Will, National Review, "Hong Kong’s Summer of Heroic Dissent," 12 Sep. 2019
//For royal brides there is one easy way to be royal, and that is to be slender, smiling, unopinionated and obedient to the machine.
— Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, "Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Named to Time's List of Most Influential People on the Internet," 16 July 2019

First Known Use of obedient

13th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for obedient

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin oboedient-, oboediens, from present participle of oboedīre "to follow the commands of, submit to" — more at obey

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