acquiescent

adj
/æˈkwi.ɛsn̩t/UK

Etymology

From Latin acquiescens (present participle of acquiēscō).

  1. derived from acquiescens

Definitions

  1. Willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or…

    Willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance.

    • This view is reflected in the novelist's stock portrait of the white-man-in-exile's dusky mistress; an acquiescent shadow, who comes to life only if thrown aside, when, sinister and vindictive, she is ready with the wasting poison.
    • The third role, acquiescent was mostly identified in the interviews when students highlighted their willingness to accept suggested placements [...] and stressed that they could adapt to given conditions...
  2. Resting satisfied or submissive

    Resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit.

    • an acquiescent policy

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

5 hops · closes at acquiescent

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

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