Meanings
nounacquiescence (countable and uncountable, plural acquiescences)
plural acquiescences
- countableuncountableA 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.
sign of acquiescence
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reluctant acquiescence
in acquiescence with
She nodded in quiet acquiescence.
His acquiescence to their demands surprised everyone.
We were accustomed to prompt, if not always cheerful acquiescence to Atticus’s instructions, but from the way he stood Jem was not thinking of budging.
1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC - countableuncountablelawInaction, 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Frenchacquiescence
- Frenchacquiescence
- Englishacquiescence
Borrowed from French acquiescence.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan aquiescència, consentiment
- aquiescènciasilent or passive assent
- consentimentsilent or passive assent
Chinese Mandarin 默認 /默认, 默許 /默许
- 默認 /默认 (mòrèn)silent or passive assent
- 默許 /默许 (mòxǔ)inaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right
Dutch stilzwijgende instemming, rechtsverwerking
- stilzwijgende instemmingsilent or passive assent
- rechtsverwerkinginaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right
Esperanto malprotesto
- malprotestosilent or passive assent
Finnish myöntyminen, suostumus
- myöntyminensilent or passive assent
- suostumussilent or passive assent
- suostumineninaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right
French acquiescement, consentement
- acquiescementsilent or passive assent
- consentementsilent or passive assent
- péremptioninaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right
German Duldung, Einwilligung
- Duldungsilent or passive assent
- Einwilligungsilent or passive assent
- Einverständnissilent or passive assent
- Fügungsilent or passive assent
- Zustimmungsilent or passive assent
- Inkaufnahmesilent or passive assent
- Ergebungsilent or passive assent
- Beistimmungsilent or passive assent
- Akquieszenzsilent or passive assent
- stillschweigende Billigungsilent or passive assent
- stillschweigende Zustimmungsilent or passive assent
- stillschweigende Einwilligungsilent or passive assent
Greek συναίνεση, συγκατάθεση
- συναίνεση (synaínesi)silent or passive assent
- συγκατάθεση (sygkatáthesi)silent or passive assent
Hebrew הַסְכָּמָה שֶׁבִּשְׁתִיקָה
- הַסְכָּמָה שֶׁבִּשְׁתִיקָה (haskamá šebištiqá)silent or passive assent
Hungarian belenyugvás, beletörődés
- belenyugvássilent or passive assent
- beletörődéssilent or passive assent
- beleegyezéssilent or passive assent
Indonesian akuisens
- akuisenssilent or passive assent
Italian acquiescenza, perenzione
- acquiescenzasilent or passive assent
- perenzioneinaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right
Japanese 黙認
- 黙認 (mokunin)silent or passive assent
Polish potulność, przyzwolenie
- potulnośćsilent or passive assent
- przyzwoleniesilent or passive assent
Portuguese aquiescência, perempção
- aquiescênciasilent or passive assent
- perempçãoinaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right
Russian молчали́вое согла́сие
- молчали́вое согла́сие (molčalívoje soglásije)silent or passive assent
Spanish aquiescencia, consentimiento
- aquiescenciasilent or passive assent
- consentimientosilent or passive assent
- perencióninaction to take legal recourse which implies the abandonment of a right
Swedish medgivande, underkastelse
- medgivandesilent or passive assent
- underkastelsesilent or passive assent
- eftergivenhetsilent or passive assent
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“acquiescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acquiescence. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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