yielding
yield·ing
adjective \-diŋ\Definition of YIELDING
1
: productive <a high-yielding wheat>
2
: lacking rigidity or stiffness : flexible
3
: disposed to submit or comply <a docile and yielding temperament>
Examples of YIELDING
- She has a gentle, yielding temperament.
- The seat was made with a soft and yielding material.
First Known Use of YIELDING
1533
Related to YIELDING
- Synonyms
- acquiescent, nonresistant, resigned, tolerant, tolerating, unresistant, passive
- Antonyms
- protesting, resistant, resisting, unyielding
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