acquiescence

noun
/ˌæk.wiːˈɛs.əns/UK

Etymology

Borrowed from French acquiescence.

  1. borrowed from acquiescence

Definitions

  1. A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent,…

    A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.

    • reluctant acquiescence
    • sign of acquiescence
    • in acquiescence with
  2. Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to…

    Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at acquiescence. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at acquiescence. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at acquiescence

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA