Associations to the word «Acquiescent»

Wiktionary

ACQUIESCENT, adjective. Willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
ACQUIESCENT, adjective. Resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit; assentive; as, an acquiescent policy.

Dictionary definition

ACQUIESCENT, adjective. Willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke