Meanings
yielding1
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of yield
comparative more yielding · superlative most yielding
yielding2
Yielding3
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveDocile, or inclined to give way to pressure.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveinclined to yield to argument or influence or control
adjectivelacking stiffness and giving way to pressure
adjectivetending to give in or surrender or agree
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Origin
yielding · verb, adjective
- Old Englishġyldende
- Middle Englishȝeldinge
- Englishyielding
From Middle English ȝeldinge, ȝeldynge, ȝeldinde, ȝeldand, from Old English ġyldende, ġieldende, present participle of ġieldan (“to yield, pay”), equivalent to yield + -ing.
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Full word history & related roots →yielding · noun
- Middle Englishyelding
- Englishyielding
From Middle English yelding, yeldinge, ȝeldynge, equivalent to yield + -ing.
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Full word history & related roots →Yielding · proper noun
Habitational surname from the villages of Yeldon, in Bedfordshire, or Yalding, in Kent.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian податлив
- податлив (podatliv)docile
Czech poddajný
- poddajnýdocile
Dutch toegeeflijk
- toegeeflijkdocile
Esperanto cedema
- cedemadocile
French docile, concession
- dociledocile
- concessionA concession
German ergiebig
- ergiebigdocile
Italian docile, mansueto
- dociledocile
- mansuetodocile
- concessioneA concession
Latin facilis
- facilisdocile
Māori tīhohe
- tīhohedocile
Polish ustępliwy
- ustępliwydocile
Russian пода́тливый
- пода́тливый (podátlivyj)docile
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with yielding
All rhymes →Cite this entry
yielding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yielding
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