acquiescent

ac·qui·es·cent

 (ăk′wē-ĕs′ənt)
adj.
Disposed or willing to acquiesce.

ac′qui·es′cent·ly adv.
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ac•qui•es•cent

(ˌæk wiˈɛs ənt)

adj.
disposed to acquiesce or consent tacitly.
[1745–55; < Latin]
ac`qui•es′cent•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.acquiescent - willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protestacquiescent - willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"
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
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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.
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acquiescent

adjective
1. Submitting without objection or resistance:
2. Disposed to accept or agree:
Archaic: fain.
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Translations
مَيَّال للقُبُول والإذْعَان
svolný
føjelig
zustimmend
aquiescente
consentant
beleegyezõ
auîsveipur
acquiescentedevoto
føyeligmedgjørlig
súhlasný
uysalyumuşak başlı
同意的

acquiescent

[ˌækwɪˈesnt] ADJconforme, aquiescente
he was perfectly acquiescentse mostró completamente conforme
he is acquiescent by naturepor su naturaleza se conforma con todo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

acquiescent

[ˌækwiˈɛsənt] adjconsentant(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

acquiescent

adjfügsam; smileergeben; attitudezustimmend
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

acquiescent

[ˌækwɪˈɛsnt] adj (frm) → acquiescente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

acquiesce

(ӕkwiˈes) verb
to agree. After a lot of persuasion, he finally acquiesced.
acquiˈescence noun
acquiˈescent adjective
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