acquiescent

English

Etymology

Latin acquiescens, -entis; present participle

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /æˈkwɪi.ɛsn̩t/

Adjective

acquiescent (comparative more acquiescent, superlative most acquiescent)

1. willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
2. resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit; assentive; as, an acquiescent policy.

Translations

willing to acquiesce.

Dutch:welwillend (nl),inschikkelijk (nl) French:bienveillant (fr),indulgent (fr)

resting satisfied or submissive.

Dutch:weltevreden (nl),onderdanig (nl) French:docile (fr),soumis (fr)

See also

• quiescent

References

• acquiescent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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French

Verb

acquiescent

1. third-person plural present indicative of acquiescer
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of acquiescer

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Latin

Verb

acquiēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of acquiēscō