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yielding

adjectiveGraduateELO 1,400SATGRE
DEFINITION

inclined to yield to argument or influence or control

WEBSTER'S 1913

Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; as, a yielding temper.

ETYMOLOGY

from Old French 'yieldre', to give way

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
IN LITERATURE

“He took them one by one, yielding here, discussing there, and holding to his point.”

— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
✨ WORD STORY

Yamini, a Nairobi florist, was known for her yielding nature. One sunny day, a grumpy customer complained about every flower, until Yamini suggested cactus bouquets. Surprisingly, he loved them, proving even thorns could bloom under yielding charm.

📖 TALE

Diego's hand tightened on the rudder as a gust slammed into the sailboat in the Stockholm archipelago. After moments of resistance, he took a deep breath and yielded to the wind's pull, steering smoothly with the current.

IN USE

“With the third wave of feminism, sexual identity and compulsory heterosexuality became a subject of study for anarchists, yielding a post-structuralist critique of sexual normality.”

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