acquiescent
Meaning of acquiescent
adjective
- ready to accept something without protest, or to do what someone else wants.
his acquiescent mood
early 17th century: from Latin acquiescent- ‘remaining at rest’, from the verb acquiescere (see acquiesce).
Information about acquiescent
- It is an adjective.
- The plural form of acquiescent is: acquiescents.
- Languages in which acquiescent is used:
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Hyphenation of acquiescent
ac-qui-es-cent
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- acquiescent is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
acquiescent synonyms
Meaning biddable:
Meaning disposed to agree with others or obey rules, especially to an excessive degree; acquiescent:
Meaning act in accordance with a wish or command:
Meaning give permission for something to happen:
Meaning willing to be of assistance:
Meaning ready, eager, or prepared to do something:
Meaning willing to do a service or kindness; helpful:
Meaning willing to agree to something:
Meaning open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled:
Meaning (of a person) easy to control or influence:
Meaning easily persuaded; amenable:
Meaning easily bent:
Meaning capable of bending easily without breaking:
Meaning achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties:
Meaning not objecting to what someone has said or done:
Meaning having accepted something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about:
Meaning ready to conform to the authority or will of others; meekly obedient or passive:
Meaning having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others:
Meaning prepared to obey others unquestioningly:
Meaning obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree:
Meaning intended to gain approval or favour; sycophantic:
Meaning act in an obsequious way:
Meaning (of a person) not having or showing a confident and forceful personality:
Meaning (of a substance or object) giving way under pressure; not hard or rigid:
Meaning ready to accept control or instruction; submissive:
Meaning showing deference; respectful:
Meaning feeling or showing deference and respect:
Meaning behaving in an excessively obedient or servile way as a means of gaining favour:
Meaning able to be easily persuaded:
Meaning receptive or sensitive to something; susceptible:
Meaning powerful and irresistible:
Translation of acquiescent
- Spanish: condescendiente, consentidor
- French: consentant
- Portuguese: aquiescente
- German: ergeben
- Italian: docile, acquiescente, condiscendente
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