acquiescence
A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent,…A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
» A lack of response is tantamount to acquiescence.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
reluctant acquiescence
sign of acquiescence
Duldung, Einwilligung, Einverständnis
молчали́вое согла́сиеmolčalívoje soglásije
(countable, uncountable)Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
Verwirkung, stillschweigende Hinnahme, Hinnahme
- acceptance without protest
- agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
Examples
1 sentencesA lack of response is tantamount to acquiescence.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from French acquiescence.Borrowed from French acquiescence.
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Forms
plural: acquiescences| Singular | acquiescence |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- agreement with a statement or proposal to do something:assent
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable