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obedient en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /əˈbidiənt/ (General-American)
  • /əˈbiːdɪənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /oʊˈbidiənt/ (General-American)
  • /əʊˈbiːdɪənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English obedient, from Old French obedient, from Latin oboediēns, present active participle of oboediō (“obey”).

Meanings

  1. Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority; biddable.
    • Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot.

Forms

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most obedient Degree=Sup lexicographic
more obedient Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

uncooperative · immorigerous · untoward · uncontrollable · unobliging · dominant · uncompliant · unbuxom · unmanageable · insurgent · unruly · argumentative · unobeying · insubmissive · breachy · insubordinate · inobedient · contumacious · disobedient · recalcitrant · unsubmissive · obstreperous · rebellious · recusant · nonobedient · defiant · unobedient · ungovernable · restive · restiff · volitient · froward · unbowsome · refractory

Deriveds

nonobedient · overobedient · unobedient · obediently · obedientness · superobedient · obedient plant

Hypernyms

docile · devoted · loyal · acquiescent · deferential · faithful

Hyponyms

oily · yielding · servile · tractile · soapy · sycophantic · pliant · sequacious · subordinate · supple

Relateds

humble · at one's beck and call · conformant · obey · domable · obedt · sycophant · domesticatable · tameable · obedience · wrap around one's little finger · domesticable · obdt · flattery

Synonyms

compliant · obsequent · bowsome · buxom · obsequious · obedible · obedient · morigerous · hearsome · tall · toward · dutiful

Translations (93)

gl obediente (willing to comply with commands) · ja 大人しい (willing to comply with commands) · hu szófogadó (willing to comply with commands) · sh послушан (willing to comply with commands) · te విధేయము (willing to comply with commands) · mk послушен (willing to comply with commands) · pdt ontlich (willing to comply with commands) · ja 忠実な (willing to comply with commands) · id dengar-dengaran (willing to comply with commands) · to talangofua (willing to comply with commands) · enm serviable (willing to comply with commands) · fr obéissant (willing to comply with commands) · th เชื่อฟัง (willing to comply with commands) · ro obedient (willing to comply with commands) · cs poslušný (willing to comply with commands) · cmn 聽話 /听话 (willing to comply with commands) · fi kuuliainen (willing to comply with commands) · uk покі́рливий (willing to comply with commands) · vi vâng lời (willing to comply with commands) · hy խելոք (willing to comply with commands) · it ubbidiente (willing to comply with commands) · tr itaatkâr (willing to comply with commands) · ang ġehīersum (willing to comply with commands) · gl guiado (willing to comply with commands) · is hlýðinn (willing to comply with commands) · nl gehoorzaam (willing to comply with commands) · el υπάκουος (willing to comply with commands) · ro docil (willing to comply with commands) · pl posłuszny (willing to comply with commands) · fy mak (willing to comply with commands) · hy հնազանդ (willing to comply with commands) · ar مُذْعِن (willing to comply with commands) · bg послу́шен (willing to comply with commands) · be паслу́шны (willing to comply with commands) · la mōrigerus (willing to comply with commands) · pt obediente (willing to comply with commands) · be паслухмя́ны (willing to comply with commands) · gsw gfolgig (willing to comply with commands) · id patuh (willing to comply with commands) · be слухмя́ны (willing to comply with commands) · he צַיְתָנִי (willing to comply with commands) · lt paklusnùs (willing to comply with commands) · vi tuân lời (willing to comply with commands) · cmn 服從的 /服从的 (willing to comply with commands) · lv rātns (willing to comply with commands) · uk послу́шний (willing to comply with commands) · mi ngāwari (willing to comply with commands) · ka დამჯერი (willing to comply with commands) · de gehorsam (willing to comply with commands) · nrn entig (willing to comply with commands) · arz مطيع (willing to comply with commands) · sv lydig (willing to comply with commands) · lv paklausīgs (willing to comply with commands) · uk слухня́ний (willing to comply with commands) · hi आज्ञाकारी (willing to comply with commands) · sh poslušan (willing to comply with commands) · lt klusnùs (willing to comply with commands) · fi tottelevainen (willing to comply with commands) · cmn(willing to comply with commands) · la oboediens (willing to comply with commands) · uk покі́рний (willing to comply with commands) · eo obeema (willing to comply with commands) · ca obedient (willing to comply with commands) · id penurut (willing to comply with commands) · be пако́рлівы (willing to comply with commands) · eu esaneko (willing to comply with commands) · ro ascultător (willing to comply with commands) · id taat (willing to comply with commands) · grc ὑπήκοος (willing to comply with commands) · ka გამგონი (willing to comply with commands) · kk тілалғыш (willing to comply with commands) · ar مُطِيع (willing to comply with commands) · grc κτίλος (willing to comply with commands) · es obediente (willing to comply with commands) · th ว่านอนสอนง่าย (willing to comply with commands) · cmn 順從的 /顺从的 (willing to comply with commands) · hy հլու (willing to comply with commands) · nb lydig (willing to comply with commands) · ru послу́шный (willing to comply with commands) · gsw gfölgig (willing to comply with commands) · sl poslušen (willing to comply with commands) · ko 순종적 (willing to comply with commands) · de folgsam (willing to comply with commands) · ru поко́рный (willing to comply with commands) · sk poslušný (willing to comply with commands) · hu engedelmes (willing to comply with commands) · ro supus (willing to comply with commands) · id patih (willing to comply with commands) · km ស្ដាប់បង្គាប់ (willing to comply with commands) · ja 従順な (willing to comply with commands) · nn lydig (willing to comply with commands) · bg поко́рен (willing to comply with commands) · ka მორჩილი (willing to comply with commands)

obedient en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /əˈbidiənt/ (General-American)
  • /əˈbiːdɪənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /oʊˈbidiənt/ (General-American)
  • /əʊˈbiːdɪənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English obedient, from Old French obedient, from Latin oboediēns, present active participle of oboediō (“obey”).

Meanings

  1. One who obeys.
    • Damn the obedients and hail the defiants if you will; the experiment does not motivate confidence about how particular subjects would behave in markedly dissimilar situations. 2002, John Michael Doris, Lack of Character: Personality and Moral Behavior, page 48:

Forms

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obedients Number=Plur lexicographic