Submissiveness - English meaning

noun

The reluctant acceptance of something without protest.

Usage examples:

In silent acquiescence, she rose to her feet

noun

The expression of approval or agreement.

Usage examples:

A loud murmur of assent

verb

Express approval or agreement.

Usage examples:

The prime minister assented to the change

noun

Agreement to an idea, plan, or request, esp. after serious consideration

Usage examples:

He gave a nod of assent, and we knew we had a deal at last., at long last, the general assented to …

noun

The action or fact of complying with a wish or command.

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The ways in which the state maintains order and compliance

noun

Polite submission and respect.

Usage examples:

He addressed her with the deference due to age

noun

Respect shown for another person esp. because of that person’s experience, knowledge, age, or power

Usage examples:

In deference to nature lovers, the town refused to grant a permit to builders who would have filled…

noun

The quality of being quiet and easy to influence, persuade, or control

Usage examples:

Children were believed to owe docility and obedience to their parents., this breed of cattle is kno…

noun

The ability to be easily changed into a new shape

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The material's surprising malleability was previously unknown., gold has amazing physical propertie…

noun

The fact or condition of being meek; submissiveness.

Usage examples:

All his best friends make fun of him for his meekness

noun

Compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another's authority.

Usage examples:

Children were taught to show their parents obedience

noun

The fact that people or animals do what they are told to do

Usage examples:

He demands unquestioning obedience from his soldiers.

noun

A step in dancing, especially in classical ballet.

Usage examples:

She pointed her foot, and stood on her other as she raised her foot to perform a grand jeté, follow…

abbreviation

Power-assisted steering.

noun

Father.

Usage examples:

Pa is busy on the telephone

noun

The action of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person.

Usage examples:

They were forced into submission

noun

Willingness to obey others unquestioningly.

Usage examples:

He demonstrated his complete subservience to his masters

noun

A willingness to do what other people want, or the act of considering your wishes as less important than those of other people

Usage examples:

She lives in total subservience to the men in her family., after years of subservience to the west,…

noun

The quality of being tractable (= easily dealt with, controlled, or persuaded)

Usage examples:

He demands great skill, or, if you have none, great tractability., the engine was renowned for its …

adjective

(of a substance or object) giving way under pressure; not hard or rigid.

Usage examples:

She dropped on to the yielding cushions

verb

Produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product).

Usage examples:

The land yields grapes and tobacco

adjective

Soft substances or qualities that are yielding can bend

Usage examples:

A yielding mire of wet leaves, yielding flesh/softness