yielding (redirected from yieldingness)

yield·ing  (yldng)

adj.

Inclined to give way to pressure, argument, or influence; docile.

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yielding·ly adv.

yielding·ness n.

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yielding

Adjective

1. compliant or submissive

2. soft or flexible: he landed on a yielding surface rather than rock or board

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	yielding - a verbal act of admitting defeat giving up, surrender relinquishing, relinquishment - a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
	2.	yielding - the act of conceding or yielding conceding, concession assent, acquiescence - agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly" bye, pass - you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round"
Adj.	1.	yielding - inclined to yield to argument or influence or control; "a timid yielding person" docile - willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation"
	2.	yielding - lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure; "a deep yielding layer of foam rubber" soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight
	3.	yielding - tending to give in or surrender or agree; "too yielding to make a stand against any encroachments"- V.I.Parrington compromising, conciliatory, flexible - making or willing to make concessions; "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet"

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yielding

adjective 1. soft, pliable, springy, elastic, resilient, supple, spongy, unresisting, quaggy

adjective 2. submissive, obedient, compliant, docile, easy, flexible, accommodating, pliant, tractable, acquiescent, biddable << OPPOSITE obstinate