The difference between Dominant and Obedient
When used as adjectives, dominant means ruling, whereas obedient means willing to comply with the , orders, or of those in authority.
Dominant is also noun with the meaning: the fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question).
check bellow for the other definitions of Dominant and Obedient
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Dominant as a noun (music):
The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.
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Dominant as a noun (music):
The triad built on the dominant tone.
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Dominant as a noun (genetics):
A gene that is dominant.
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Dominant as a noun:
A species or organism that is dominant.
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Dominant as a noun (BDSM):
The dominating partner in sadomasochistic sexual activity.
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Dominant as an adjective:
Ruling; governing; prevailing
Examples:
"The dominant party controlled the government."
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Dominant as an adjective:
Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.
Examples:
"The dominant plants of the Carboniferous were lycopods and early conifers."
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Dominant as an adjective (medicine):
Designating the follicle which will survive atresia and permit ovulation.
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Obedient as an adjective:
Willing to comply with the , orders, or of those in authority.
Examples:
"Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot."