"acquiescent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /æˈkwi.ɛsn̩t/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acquiescent.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more acquiescent [comparative], most acquiescent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: From Latin acquiescens, -entis; present participle. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kʷyeh₁-}}, {{der|en|la|acquiescens}} Latin acquiescens Head templates: {{en-adj}} acquiescent (comparative more acquiescent, superlative most acquiescent)
  1. willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance Translations (willing to acquiesce): aquiescent (Catalan), welwillend (Dutch), inschikkelijk (Dutch), myöntyväinen (Finnish), bienveillant (French), indulgent (French), accondiscendente (Italian), remissivo (Italian), spolegliwy (Polish), aquiescente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-acquiescent-en-adj-MaWcposx Disambiguation of 'willing to acquiesce': 89 11
  2. resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms (conceding to a sin or crime): complicit Translations (resting satisfied or submissive): weltevreden (Dutch), onderdanig (Dutch), docile (French), soumis (French), aquiescente (Portuguese), покі́рний (pokírnyj) (Ukrainian), покі́рливий (pokírlyvyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-acquiescent-en-adj-3WkLDm-J Disambiguation of Personality: 9 91 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of 'conceding to a sin or crime': 28 72 Disambiguation of 'resting satisfied or submissive': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: assenting, agreeable, acquiescent, consenting, obliging, prepared, ultroneous [archaic], willing Derived forms: acquiescently, inacquiescent, nonacquiescent, unacquiescent Related terms: quiescent, inclined, obey, optional

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