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English
Etymology
From docible + -ness.
Noun
docibleness (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Teachableness; docility.
1653, Iz[aak] Wa[lton], The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man’s Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing, , London: T. Maxey for Rich Marriot, , →OCLC; reprinted as The Compleat Angler (Homo Ludens; 6), Nieuwkoop, South Holland, Netherlands: Miland Publishers, 1969, →ISBN:The docibleness of dogs in general.
- 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 64:
- " his docibleness and desire of glory and praise, and consequently his notable atchievements in War "
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