acquiescent

ac·qui·es·cent (

nt)

adj.

Disposed or willing to acquiesce.

acqui·escent·ly adv.

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Adj.

acquiescent - willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"

biddable

obedient - dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke

acquiescent

adjective submissive, agreeing, accepting, approving, yielding, consenting, accommodating, conforming, agreeable, meek, assenting, obedient, compliant, amenable, acceding, concurrent, ingratiating, malleable, deferential, pliant, obsequious, tractable, unresisting, bootlicking (informal), obeisant The other men were acquiescent but he had an independent streak.

Translations

acquiescent [ˌækwɪˈesnt] ADJ → conforme, aquiescente
he was perfectly acquiescent → se mostró completamente conforme
he is acquiescent by nature → por su naturaleza se conforma con todo

acquiescent [ˌækwiˈɛs^ənt] adj → consentant(e)

acquiescent

adj → fügsam; smile → ergeben; attitude → zustimmend

acquiescent [ˌækwɪˈɛsnt] adj (frm) → acquiescente

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acquiesce
acquiescence
Acquiescency
agreeable
amenable
biddable
compliant
Inacquiescent
intransigent
meek
obedient
passive
permissive
resigned
resignedly
submissive
well-behaved
yes man
yielding

P-, in charge of the deck, hooked on to the windward mizzen rigging in a state of perfect serenity; myself, the third mate, also hooked on somewhere to windward of the slanting poop, in a state of the utmost preparedness to jump at the very first hint of some sort of order, but otherwise in a perfectly acquiescent state of mind.

The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context

Thenceforth, he contented himself with quick looks and glances, easily interpreted, or by some acquiescent motions of his hands, when such could be convenient, to emphasise his idea of the correctness of any inference.

The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context

This undeniable argument produced a sort of acquiescent umph

Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context

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