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{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "disobedient"
},
{
"word": "dominant"
},
{
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"word": "argumentative"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "breachy"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "contumacious"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "defiant"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"tags": [
"archaic",
"literary"
],
"word": "froward"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "immorigerous"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "inobedient"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "insubmissive"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "insubordinate"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "insurgent"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "nonobedient"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "obstreperous"
},
{
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"word": "rebellious"
},
{
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"word": "recalcitrant"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "recusant"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "refractory"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"word": "restiff"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "restive"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"word": "unbowsome"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "unbuxom"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "uncompliant"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "uncontrollable"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "uncooperative"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "ungovernable"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "unmanageable"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "unobedient"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "unobeying"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "unobliging"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "unruly"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "unsubmissive"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "untoward"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "volitient"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "obedient"
},
"expansion": "Middle English obedient",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "obedient"
},
"expansion": "Old French obedient",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "oboediēns"
},
"expansion": "Latin oboediēns",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "oboediō",
"3": "",
"4": "obey"
},
"expansion": "oboediō (“obey”)",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English obedient, from Old French obedient, from Latin oboediēns, present active participle of oboediō (“obey”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more obedient",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most obedient",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "obedient (comparative more obedient, superlative most obedient)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"obe‧di‧ent"
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"derived": [
{
"word": "obedient plant"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority."
],
"hypernyms": [
{
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"word": "acquiescent"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "deferential"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "devoted"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "docile"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "faithful"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "loyal"
}
],
"hyponyms": [
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "abject"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "duteous"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "servile"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "submissive"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "subordinate"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "controllable"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "governable"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "manageable"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "tractable"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "oily"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "pliant"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "sequacious"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "supple"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "soapy"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"tags": [
"dated"
],
"word": "tractile"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "yielding"
}
],
"id": "en-obedient-en-adj-3ClhsEby",
"links": [
[
"Willing",
"willing"
],
[
"comply",
"comply#Verb"
],
[
"commands",
"commands#English"
],
[
"order",
"order"
],
[
"instructions",
"instructions#English"
],
[
"authority",
"authority"
]
],
"related": [
{
"word": "obedience"
},
{
"word": "obey"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "at one's beck and call"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "wrap around one's little finger"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"word": "obdt"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "obedt"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"tags": [
"obsolete",
"rare"
],
"word": "domable"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "domesticable"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "domesticatable"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "tameable"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "conformant"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "flattery"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "humble"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "sycophant"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "hearsome"
},
{
"word": "dutiful"
},
{
"word": "compliant"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"word": "bowsome"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "buxom"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "hersum"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "morigerous"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "obedible"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "obedient"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "obsequent"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"word": "obsequious"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "tall"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:obedient",
"word": "toward"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "muṭīʕ",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "مُطِيع"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "muḏʕin",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "مُذْعِن"
},
{
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "muṭīʕ",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "مطيع"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hlu",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "հլու"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hnazand",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "հնազանդ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "xelokʻ",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "խելոք"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "esaneko"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pasluxmjány",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "паслухмя́ны"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "sluxmjány",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "слухмя́ны"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "paslúšny",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "паслу́шны"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pakórlivy",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "пако́рлівы"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "poslúšen",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "послу́шен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pokóren",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "поко́рен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "obedient"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "服從的"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fúcóng de",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "服从的"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "順從的"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shùncóng de",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "顺从的"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "聽話"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tīnghuà",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "听话"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "guāi",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "乖"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "poslušný"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "gehoorzaam"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "obeema"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "kuuliainen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "tottelevainen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "obéissant"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "guiado"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "obediente"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "gehorsam"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "folgsam"
},
{
"code": "gsw",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"tags": [
"Alemannic-German"
],
"word": "gfolgig"
},
{
"code": "gsw",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"tags": [
"Alemannic-German"
],
"word": "gfölgig"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ypákouos",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "υπάκουος"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "hupḗkoos",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "ὑπήκοος"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ktílos",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "κτίλος"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "tsaytani",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "צַיְתָנִי"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "engedelmes"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "szófogadó"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "hlýðinn"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "patih"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "ubbidiente"
},
{
"alt": "じゅうじゅんな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "jūjun na",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "従順な"
},
{
"alt": "ちゅうじつな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "chūjitsu na",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "忠実な"
},
{
"alt": "おとなしい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "otonashii",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "大人しい"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "sdap bɑɑbɑngkŏəp",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "ស្ដាប់បង្គាប់"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "sunjongjeok",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "순종적"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "oboediens"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "morigerus"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "paklausīgs"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "rātns"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "klusnùs"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "paklusnùs"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "poslušen",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "послушен"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "ngāwari"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "serviable"
},
{
"code": "nrn",
"lang": "Norn",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "entig"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "lydig"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "lydig"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "ġehīersum"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "ontlich"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "posłuszny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "obediente"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "ascultător"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "obedient"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "docil"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "supus"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "poslúšnyj",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "послу́шный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pokórnyj",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "поко́рный"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "послушан"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "poslušan"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "poslušný"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "poslušen"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "obediente"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "lydig"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "vidhēyamu",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "విధేయము"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "chʉ̂ʉa-fang",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "เชื่อฟัง"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "ว่านอนสอนง่าย"
},
{
"code": "to",
"lang": "Tongan",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "talangofua"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "itaatkâr"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sluxnjányj",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "слухня́ний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pokírnyj",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "покі́рний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pokírlyvyj",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "покі́рливий"
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"roman": "sdap bɑɑbɑngkŏəp",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "ស្ដាប់បង្គាប់"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "sunjongjeok",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "순종적"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "oboediens"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "morigerus"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "paklausīgs"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "rātns"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "klusnùs"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "paklusnùs"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "poslušen",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "послушен"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "ngāwari"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "serviable"
},
{
"code": "nrn",
"lang": "Norn",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "entig"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "lydig"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "lydig"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "ġehīersum"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "ontlich"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "posłuszny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "obediente"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "ascultător"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "obedient"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "docil"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "supus"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "poslúšnyj",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "послу́шный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pokórnyj",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "поко́рный"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "послушан"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "poslušan"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "poslušný"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "poslušen"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "obediente"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "lydig"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "vidhēyamu",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "విధేయము"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "chʉ̂ʉa-fang",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "เชื่อฟัง"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "ว่านอนสอนง่าย"
},
{
"code": "to",
"lang": "Tongan",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "talangofua"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "itaatkâr"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sluxnjányj",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "слухня́ний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pokírnyj",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "покі́рний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pokírlyvyj",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "покі́рливий"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "poslúšnyj",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "послу́шний"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "vâng lời"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "tuân lời"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "willing to comply with commands",
"word": "mak"
}
],
"word": "obedient"
}
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"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms derived from Old French",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links"
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"2": "enm",
"3": "obedient"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "obedient"
},
"expansion": "Old French obedient",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "oboediēns"
},
"expansion": "Latin oboediēns",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "oboediō",
"3": "",
"4": "obey"
},
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"name": "m"
}
],
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"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2002, John Michael Doris, Lack of Character: Personality and Moral Behavior, page 48",
"text": "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.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"One who obeys."
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}
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"ipa": "/əˈbiːdɪənt/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/əʊˈbiːdɪənt/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/əˈbidiənt/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/oʊˈbidiənt/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
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"audio": "en-us-obedient.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5d/En-us-obedient.ogg/En-us-obedient.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/En-us-obedient.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
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"text": "Audio (US)"
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],
"word": "obedient"
}
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