obedient

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

obedient (comparative more obedient, superlative most obedient)

1. Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority.

   Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot.

Further reading

• obedient in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• obedient in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Etymology

From Latin oboediēns, present active participle of oboediō (“obey”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /o.bə.diˈent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /u.bə.diˈen/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /o.be.diˈent/

Adjective

obedient (masculine and feminine plural obedients)

1. obedient

   Antonym: desobedient

Further reading

• “obedient” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Verb

obedient

1. third-person plural future active indicative of obēdiō

Etymology

From Latin oboediēns, present active participle of oboediō (“obey”).

Adjective

obedient m (oblique and nominative feminine singular obedient or obediente)

1. obedient