yielding
inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.
tending to give way, especially under pressure; flexible; supple; pliable: a yielding mattress.
(of a crop, soil, etc.) producing a yield; productive.
Origin of yielding
1Other words from yielding
- yield·ing·ly, adverb
- yield·ing·ness, noun
- non·yield·ing, adjective
- un·yield·ing, adjective
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How to use yielding in a sentence
It is impossible to find an exact equivalent for this negative expression "non-yieldingness," "non-humility."
The Sayings of Confucius | ConfuciusWhether the common dislike of children to water has anything to do with its soft yieldingness to touch I cannot say.
Children's Ways | James SullyHis wife thanked him for his yieldingness and admired his self-control.
Fair Haven and Foul Strand | August StrindbergBlue eyes are more significant of tenderness and of a yieldingness of purpose than either brown, black, or grey eyes.
The Influence of the Stars | Rosa BaughanThe meek and gentle he tempteth to a yieldingness unto the persuasions and will of erroneous and tempting persons.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) | Richard Baxter
British Dictionary definitions for yielding
/ (ˈjiːldɪŋ) /
compliant, submissive, or flexible
pliable or soft: a yielding material
Derived forms of yielding
- yieldingly, adverb
- yieldingness, noun
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