What is another word for yieldingness?

Pronunciation: [jˈiːldɪŋnəs] (IPA)

Yieldingness refers to the willingness to submit or surrender to a more powerful force or authority. Synonyms for yieldingness may include compliance, obedience, submission, acquiescence, capitulation, deference, submissiveness, and meekness. Compliance refers to the act of conforming to rules or requests. Obedience implies the act of following orders from a superior. Submission is the act of yielding to a more dominant force, while acquiescence is a passive acceptance of a situation or demand. Capitulation implies the surrendering of control or surrendering to the demands of others. Deference implies respect and submission to the opinions or wishes of those who are wiser or more senior. Submissiveness refers to willingness to obey without resistance while meekness implies a gentle and submissive nature.

What are the hypernyms for Yieldingness?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Yieldingness

They made him say yes and no alternately so many times that he had to admit in men a shiftier yieldingness than women were charged with.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith
And his side of it, the man's side, what did it mean for him to know he worshiped the divinity of her beauty, the sun of her good pleasure, the might of her yieldingness?
"Rose MacLeod"
Alice Brown
Only the expression of the mouth had a shy softness and yieldingness about it, almost irresolute and sorrowful, and the large eyelids so entirely covered the eyes that only a narrow dark gleaming line betrayed that they slept not.
"Four Phases of Love"
Paul Heyse

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