biddable C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈbɪdəbəl/ UK /ˈbɪdəbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj meekly ready to obey; docile and compliant The biddable pony followed the child everywhere. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · meekly ready to obey;... docilecompliantobedienttractableamenablemanageablesubmissive ↔ Opposites unrulywilfulobstinateintractabledefiant Word family Derived forms biddablybiddability Related forms bidbidding Etymology AI details From bid ('to command') + -able; bid from Old English biddan ('to ask, pray, command'), of Germanic origin. biddan Old English -able Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # biddable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈbɪdəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɪdəbəl/ ## Meanings 1. meekly ready to obey; docile and compliant ## Examples - The biddable pony followed the child everywhere. ## Synonyms - docile - compliant - obedient - tractable - amenable - manageable - submissive ## Antonyms - unruly - wilful - obstinate - intractable - defiant ## Derived Forms - biddably - biddability ## Related Forms - bid - bidding ## Roots and Affixes - Root: biddan - Root: -able ## Etymology From bid ('to command') + -able; bid from Old English biddan ('to ask, pray, command'), of Germanic origin. ## AI Etymology Biddable is from bid ('to command') + -able; bid from Old English biddan ('to ask, pray, command'), of Germanic origin. Important recorded forms include biddan (Old English) and -able (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers meekly ready to obey; docile and compliant. The wider family includes derived forms such as biddably and biddability and related words such as bid and bidding. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown