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adjective
Date: 1533
1. productive <a high-yielding wheat> 2. lacking rigidity or stiffness ; flexible 3. disposed to submit or comply <a docile and yielding temperament>
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Yielding — Yield ing, a. Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; as, a yielding temper. [1913 Webster] {Yielding and paying} (Law), the initial words of that clause in leases in which the rent to be paid by the lessee is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yielding — [adj1] accommodating acquiescent, biddable, compliant, docile, easy, flexible, humble, nonresistant, obedient, passive, pliable, pliant, putty in one’s hands, resigned, submissive, tractable; concepts 401,404 Ant. obstinate, resistant, unflexible … New thesaurus
Yielding — (also called truckling) is a form of social etiquette, where one surrenders to the desires of another; or one person allows access to another person or persons.In political elections, a losing candidate may yield to the other candidate. This… … Wikipedia
yielding — I adjective accommodating, acquiescent, alterable, amenable, complaisant, compliant, docile, easy, easygoing, elastic, facile, facilis, flexible, impressible, impressionable, malleable, manageable, obedient, obliging, obsequens, obsequious,… … Law dictionary
yielding — [yēl′diŋ] adj. 1. producing a good yield; productive 2. bending easily; flexible 3. submissive; obedient … English World dictionary
Yielding — This is a locational surname of Old English pre 7th century origins. Recorded in a wide variety of spellings including Yelden, Yeldon, Yaldon, Yelding, Yielding etc. it derives from the village of Yelden in Bedfordshire. This village is variously … Surnames reference
yielding — [[t]jɪ͟əldɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED A yielding surface or object is quite soft and will move or bend rather than staying stiff if you put pressure on it. ...the yielding ground. ...the soft yielding cushions … English dictionary
yielding — adjective 1 a surface that is yielding is soft and will move or bend when you press it 2 willing to agree with other people s wishes and letting them decide instead of you: She is too yielding when clients make demands on her time. 3 high/low… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
yielding — yieldingly, adv. yieldingness, n. /yeel ding/, adj. 1. inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man. 2. tending to give way, esp. under pressure; flexible; supple; pliable: a yielding mattress. 3. (of a crop, soil, etc.)… … Universalium
yielding — yield|ing [ˈji:ldıŋ] adj 1.) a surface that is yielding is soft and will move or bend when you press it ▪ the yielding softness of the bed 2.) willing to agree with other people s wishes = ↑accommodating … Dictionary of contemporary English
