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Webster 1913 Edition


Yielding

Yield′ing

,
Adj.
Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating;
as, a
yielding
temper
.
Yielding and paying
(Law)
,
the initial words of that clause in leases in which the rent to be paid by the lessee is mentioned and reserved.
Burrill.
Syn. – Obsequious; attentive.
Yielding
,
Obsequious
,
Attentive
. In many cases a man may be attentive or yielding in a high degree without any sacrifice of his dignity; but he who is obsequious seeks to gain favor by excessive and mean compliances for some selfish end.
Yield′ing-ly
,
adv.
Yield′ing-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Yielding

YIELDING

, ppr.
1.
Producing; affording; conceding; resigning; surrendering; allowing.
2.
a. Inclined to give way or comply; flexible; accommodating; as a yielding temper.

YIELDING

,
Noun.
Act of producing; act of surrendering; submission.

Definition 2024


yielding

yielding

English

Verb

yielding

  1. present participle of yield

Adjective

yielding (comparative more yielding, superlative most yielding)

  1. Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.

Translations

Noun

yielding (plural yieldings)

  1. A concession.

Derived terms