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  • 1 facilis

        facilis e, adj. with comp. and sup.    [2 FAC-], easy to do, easy, without difficulty: res (opp. difficilis), T.: facilia ex difficillimis redigere, Cs.: causa: cursus: aditus, Cs.: somnus, easy to obtain, H.: saevitia, easily overcome, H.: aurae, gentle, O.: iactura, light, V.: cera, yielding, O.: victus, copious, V.: cursus ad deos facilior: quod ei fuit facillimum: materies facilis ad exardescendum: haec ad iudicandum sunt facillima: faciles ad receptum angustiae, L.: crepido haud facilior in ascensum, L.: cuivis facile scitu est, T.: (Cyclops) Nec visu facilis, V.: nihil est dictu facilius, T.: factu facillimum, S.: materia facilis est, in te dicta dicere: facilis vincere ac vinci voltu eodem, L.: quod illis prohibere erat facile, Cs.: Quīs facile est aedem conducere, Iu.: terra pecori, suitable, V.: campus operi, L.: divisui (Macedonia), L.: homines bello, Ta.—In adverb. phrases: cum exitūs haud in facili essent, not easy, L.: ex facili tolerantibus, Ta. — Of persons, ready, quick: ad dicendum: fore facilem victu per saecula gentem, lead a happy life, V.: homines in bella, Ta.: amori, Tb.: aurem praebere puellae, Pr.— Easy, goodnatured, accessible, compliant, willing, yielding, courteous, affable: pater: facilem votis ut praebeat aurem, H.. auris, Iu.: mores facillimae: amicitiā, S.: sermone, Ta.: in rebus cognoscendis: in suum cuique tribuendo: ad concedendum: in tua vota di, O.: impetrandae veniae, L. — Favorable, prosperous: res et fortunae faciliores: vestrae res, L.— Easily moving, quick, nimble: oculi, V.: manūs, O.
    * * *
    facile, facilior -or -us, facillimus -a -um ADJ
    easy, easy to do, without difficulty, ready, quick, good natured, courteous

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  • 2 obsequēns

        obsequēns entis, adj. with comp.    [P. of obsequor], yielding, compliant, obsequious, accommodating: patri, T.: legiones nobis: Persae obsequentiores, Cu.
    * * *
    obsequentis (gen.), obsequentior -or -us, obsequentissimus -a -um ADJ
    yielding; compliant

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  • 3 permissiō

        permissiō ōnis, f    [permitto], a yielding, surrender at discretion: extra civium corpora, L.— Leave, permission: mea permissio mansionis tuae.
    * * *
    yielding (to another); permission

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  • 4 tener

        tener era, erum, adj. with comp. tenerior and sup. tenerrimus    [2 TA-], soft, delicate, tender, yielding: palma: harundinum radices, Cs.: cana legam tenerā lanugine mala, V.: caules, H.: rami, O.: res tenerae, i. e. the plants, V.: prata tenerrima, O.: Aër, thin, V.: gallina, tender, H.: Dianam tenerae dicite virgines, H.— Of tender age, young, youthful: tener et rudis: equis vetulis teneros anteponere solemus: grex, Ph.: a teneris, ut Graeci dicunt, unguiculis, i. e. from childhood: De tenero ungui, H.—As subst: parcendum est teneris, i. e. boys, Iu.: in teneris, in early youth, V.— Effeminate: saltatores: vestis teneris Maecenatibus apta, Iu.—Fig., soft, delicate, tender, mobile, yielding: nihil est tam tenerum quam voluntas erga nos civium: tenerior animus: tenerae Mentes, H.: pudor, O.: oratio: versūs, H.: animus (pueri), i. e. weak.
    * * *
    tenera -um, tenerior -or -us, tenerrimus -a -um ADJ
    tender (age/food); soft/delicate/gentle; young/immature; weak/fragile/frail

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  • 5 obedio

    ŏb-oedĭo (better than ŏb-ēdĭo, Cic. Rep. 3, 29, 41; Front. Ep. ad Verr. 7 Mai.; id. Fer. Als. 3; cf.: oboedire, obaudire, Paul. ex Fest. p. 187 Müll. and Bramb. s. v.— Ante-class. form of the fut., oboedibo: oboedibo tibi, Afran. ap. Non. 507, 30), īvi or ĭi, ītum, īre, 4, v. n. [ob-audio].
    I.
    In gen. (very rare), to give ear, hearken, listen to one:

    alicui,

    Nep. Dat. 5, 4.—
    II.
    Esp.
    A.
    Prop., of living beings (class.).
    1.
    To obey, yield obedience to. to be subject to, to serve (freq. and class.; cf.: pareo, obtempero, obsequor).—With dat.:

    parere, et oboedire praecepto,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 12, 36:

    legi,

    Nep. Epam. 8, 1:

    voluntati,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 8, 19:

    obtemperare et oboedire magistratibus,

    id. Leg. 3, 2, 5:

    qui nobis oboediunt,

    id. Rep. 3, 29, 41:

    impulsu libidinum voluptatibus oboedientium,

    id. ib. 6, 26, 28:

    pecora ventri oboedientia,

    Sall. C. 1, 1:

    multorum oboedire tempori,

    Cic. Brut. 69, 242.— Impers. pass.:

    utrimque enixe oboeditum dictatori est,

    Liv. 4, 26.—
    2.
    To be obedient in any thing (post-class.).—With acc. of neutr. pron.:

    atque haec omnia perfacile oboediebam,

    App. M. 10, p. 247, 11.— Absol., Suet. Calig. 29.—
    B.
    Meton., of things, to yield, be manageable:

    ramus oleae quam maxime sequax, atque oboediturus,

    yielding, flexible, Plin. 17, 19, 30, § 137.— Hence, ŏboedĭens ( ŏbēd-), entis, P. a.
    A.
    Prop., of living beings, obedient, compliant (freq. and class.).
    1.
    With dat.:

    nulli est naturae oboediens aut subjectus deus,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 30, 77:

    natio semper oboediens huic imperio,

    id. Pis. 34, 84:

    appetitum rationi oboedientem praebere,

    id. Off. 1, 36, 132:

    vivere oboedientem alicui,

    Sall. J. 31, 26.— Comp.:

    imperiis nemo oboedientior,

    Liv. 25, 38, 7.— Sup.:

    imperiis oboedientissimus miles,

    Liv. 7, 13, 2.—
    2.
    With ad:

    ad nova consilia gentem oboedientem habere,

    Liv. 28, 16.—Particular phrases.
    a.
    Dicto oboedientem esse alicui for dicto audientem esse alicui, to be obedient to one's word or command:

    magistro desinebat esse dicto oboediens,

    Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 35; cf.:

    nec plebs nobis dicto audiens atque oboediens sit,

    Liv. 38, 7. —
    b.
    Omnia secunda et oboedientia sunt, according to your wishes, Sall. J. 14, 19.—
    3.
    Absol.:

    cujus vis omnis in consensu oboedientium esset,

    the obedient, Liv. 2, 59, 4.—
    B.
    Transf., of things, yielding, manageable:

    oboedientissima quocumque in opere fraxinus,

    i. e. easily wrought, Plin. 16, 43, 83, § 228.—Hence, adv.: ŏboedĭ-enter, obediently, willingly, readily (a favorite word of Livy; elsewh. very rare): conferre tributum, Liv. 5, 12:

    facere imperata,

    id. 21, 34:

    facere adversus aliquem,

    id. 39, 53.— Comp.:

    nihil oboedientius fecerunt, quam, etc.,

    Liv. 38, 34.— Sup.: oboedientissime paruit, Aug. Civ. Dei, 22, 8.

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  • 6 oboedio

    ŏb-oedĭo (better than ŏb-ēdĭo, Cic. Rep. 3, 29, 41; Front. Ep. ad Verr. 7 Mai.; id. Fer. Als. 3; cf.: oboedire, obaudire, Paul. ex Fest. p. 187 Müll. and Bramb. s. v.— Ante-class. form of the fut., oboedibo: oboedibo tibi, Afran. ap. Non. 507, 30), īvi or ĭi, ītum, īre, 4, v. n. [ob-audio].
    I.
    In gen. (very rare), to give ear, hearken, listen to one:

    alicui,

    Nep. Dat. 5, 4.—
    II.
    Esp.
    A.
    Prop., of living beings (class.).
    1.
    To obey, yield obedience to. to be subject to, to serve (freq. and class.; cf.: pareo, obtempero, obsequor).—With dat.:

    parere, et oboedire praecepto,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 12, 36:

    legi,

    Nep. Epam. 8, 1:

    voluntati,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 8, 19:

    obtemperare et oboedire magistratibus,

    id. Leg. 3, 2, 5:

    qui nobis oboediunt,

    id. Rep. 3, 29, 41:

    impulsu libidinum voluptatibus oboedientium,

    id. ib. 6, 26, 28:

    pecora ventri oboedientia,

    Sall. C. 1, 1:

    multorum oboedire tempori,

    Cic. Brut. 69, 242.— Impers. pass.:

    utrimque enixe oboeditum dictatori est,

    Liv. 4, 26.—
    2.
    To be obedient in any thing (post-class.).—With acc. of neutr. pron.:

    atque haec omnia perfacile oboediebam,

    App. M. 10, p. 247, 11.— Absol., Suet. Calig. 29.—
    B.
    Meton., of things, to yield, be manageable:

    ramus oleae quam maxime sequax, atque oboediturus,

    yielding, flexible, Plin. 17, 19, 30, § 137.— Hence, ŏboedĭens ( ŏbēd-), entis, P. a.
    A.
    Prop., of living beings, obedient, compliant (freq. and class.).
    1.
    With dat.:

    nulli est naturae oboediens aut subjectus deus,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 30, 77:

    natio semper oboediens huic imperio,

    id. Pis. 34, 84:

    appetitum rationi oboedientem praebere,

    id. Off. 1, 36, 132:

    vivere oboedientem alicui,

    Sall. J. 31, 26.— Comp.:

    imperiis nemo oboedientior,

    Liv. 25, 38, 7.— Sup.:

    imperiis oboedientissimus miles,

    Liv. 7, 13, 2.—
    2.
    With ad:

    ad nova consilia gentem oboedientem habere,

    Liv. 28, 16.—Particular phrases.
    a.
    Dicto oboedientem esse alicui for dicto audientem esse alicui, to be obedient to one's word or command:

    magistro desinebat esse dicto oboediens,

    Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 35; cf.:

    nec plebs nobis dicto audiens atque oboediens sit,

    Liv. 38, 7. —
    b.
    Omnia secunda et oboedientia sunt, according to your wishes, Sall. J. 14, 19.—
    3.
    Absol.:

    cujus vis omnis in consensu oboedientium esset,

    the obedient, Liv. 2, 59, 4.—
    B.
    Transf., of things, yielding, manageable:

    oboedientissima quocumque in opere fraxinus,

    i. e. easily wrought, Plin. 16, 43, 83, § 228.—Hence, adv.: ŏboedĭ-enter, obediently, willingly, readily (a favorite word of Livy; elsewh. very rare): conferre tributum, Liv. 5, 12:

    facere imperata,

    id. 21, 34:

    facere adversus aliquem,

    id. 39, 53.— Comp.:

    nihil oboedientius fecerunt, quam, etc.,

    Liv. 38, 34.— Sup.: oboedientissime paruit, Aug. Civ. Dei, 22, 8.

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  • 7 obsequium

    ob-sĕquĭum, ii, n. [obsequor].
    I.
    In gen., comptiance, yieldingness, complaisance, indulgence (class.; syn.: indulgentia, obsequentia): prosequium a prosequendo, obsequium ab obsequendo dicuntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 226 Müll.:

    obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 41:

    obsequium atque patientia,

    Cic. Pis. 2, 5:

    obsequium et comitas,

    id. Att. 6, 6:

    alicui tribuere,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 6, 30:

    ventris,

    i. e. gluttony, Hor. S. 2, 7, 104:

    animo sumere,

    to follow the bent of one's inclinations, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 10, 7:

    in obsequio uxoris,

    in the service of his wife, Vulg. 4 Reg. 5, 2.—Of inanim. things:

    flectitur obsequio curvatus ab arbore ramus,

    by yielding, by its pliancy, Ov. A. A. 2, 179.—In plur.: omnia ei obsequia polliceor, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 11, 3.—
    II.
    In partic.
    A.
    Compliance in love, yielding, consent, Petr. 113; Col. 6, 27, 10; Curt. 6, 7, 1; 10, 1, 25.—
    B.
    Obedience, allegiance:

    in populum Romanum,

    Liv. 29, 15, 3:

    principum,

    i. e. towards them, Just. 3, 2, 9:

    ad obsequium redigere,

    to subjugate, Suet. Aug. 21:

    nulla colonia vestra erit, quae nos obsequio erga vos fideque superet,

    Liv. 7, 30, 19:

    obsequium in regem retinere,

    Tac. A. 6, 37 (43) fin.; 13, 3; Just. 20, 4, 9: jurare in obsequium alicujus, to swear obedience or allegiance to one, Just. 13, 2:

    obsequium erga aliquem exuere,

    to throw off, Tac. A. 3, 12.

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  • 8 obsequor

    ob-sĕquor, cūtus (quutus), 3, v. dep.
    I.
    Lit., to accommodate one's self to the will of a person; to comply with, yield to, gratify, humor, submit to; with dat. of the pers. or thing (freq. and class.;

    syn.: morigeror, obtempero, pareo, oboedio),

    Cato, R. R. 5:

    cum huic obsecutus sis, illi est repugnandum,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 60; id. Clu. 54, 149; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 11, § 32:

    voluntati alicujus,

    id. Fin. 2, 6, 17:

    imperio,

    Juv. 10, 343. —
    (β).
    With acc. of the thing (ante- and post-class.):

    et id ego percupio obsequi gnato meo,

    in this, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 61:

    ea,

    Gell. 2, 7, 13.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    To yield to, give one's self up to, indulge in a thing:

    amori,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 8:

    studiis suis,

    Nep. Att. 2: fortunae, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 10, 8, 1:

    pudori,

    Cic. Fam. 16, 9:

    tempestati,

    id. ib. 1, 9, 21:

    est lubido homini suo animo opsequi,

    Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 12:

    animo,

    to follow one's inclinations, id. Mil. 3, 1, 83; id. Ps. 5, 1, 26:

    irae,

    Curt. 5, 8, 12.—
    B.
    Of inanimate things, to be yielding, pliant, ductile:

    aes regulare malleis obsequitur,

    Plin. 34, 8, 20, § 94.— Impers. pass.:

    volo amori obsecutum illius,

    Plaut. As. 1, 1, 62 (v. Lachm. Lucr. p. 304).—Hence, obsĕ-quens, entis, P. a. (separate, vin' tu te mihi ob esse sequentem an nevis? Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 39).
    A.
    In gen., yielding, compliant, obsequious:

    opsequens oboediensque est mori atque inperiis patris,

    Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 55:

    patri,

    Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 18:

    legiones nobis,

    Cic. Fam. 10, 8.— Comp.:

    animus obsequentior,

    Sen. Ep. 50, 6; Curt. 6, 3, 18.— Sup.:

    curae mortalium obsequentissimam esse Italiam,

    amenable, susceptible of culture, Col. 3, 8, 5:

    nurus,

    Quint. Decl. 291. —
    B.
    In partic., an appellation of the gods, favorable, indulgent, gracious, propitious:

    bonam atque obsequentem deam,

    Plaut. Rud. 1, 5, 3.—Esp. as subst., of Fortuna: Quem te deum autem nominem? Leo. Fortunam atque obsequentem, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 126; Inscr. Orell. 1750; 1751.— Hence, adv.: obsĕquenter, compliantly, obsequiously (perh. not in Cic.):

    haec a collegā obsequenter facta,

    Liv. 41, 10, 12:

    parere alicui,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 11, 15.— Sup.:

    vixit in contubernio aviae severissime, et tamen obsequentissime,

    entirely according to her wishes, Plin. Ep. 7, 24, 3.

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  • 9 aurifer

        aurifer era, erum, adj.    [aurum + 1 FER-], goldbearing: arbor, i. e. bearing golden apples: amnis, Ct.: Tagus, O.
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    aurifera, auriferum ADJ
    gold-bearing, producing/yielding gold (mine/country); bearing golden fruit

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  • 10 coccum

        coccum ī, n, κόκκοσ, a berry yielding a scarlet dye: rubro cocco tingere, with scarlet, H.
    * * *
    berry (w/Cnidium) of spurge-flax/nettle (Daphne gnidium); berry of scarlet oak; insect (Coccus ilicis) used for dye; scarlet dye/color; scarlet cloth/wool

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  • 11 concessiō

        concessiō ōnis, f    [concedo], a granting, conceding: nostra: agrorum.—In rhet., a plea of confession and excuse.
    * * *
    permission; grant/concession; admission, plea of excuse/for pardon; yielding

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  • 12 contumāx

        contumāx ācis, adj. with comp.    [com-+ 1 TEM-], insolent, unyielding, obstinate, stiff-necked: quis contumacior?: animus, Ta.: voltus, Cu.: lima, Ph.
    * * *
    contumacis (gen.), contumacior -or -us, contumacissimus -a -um ADJ
    proud/unyielding/stubborn/defiant; (usu. bad); insolent/stiff-necked/obstinate; willfully disobedient to decree/summons; not yielding, immovable (things)

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  • 13 domābilis

        domābilis e, adj.    [domo], tamable, yielding: Cantaber, H.: nullā flammā, O.
    * * *
    domabilis, domabile ADJ

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  • 14 flexibilis

        flexibilis e, adj.    [FALC-], pliant, flexible, yielding: materia rerum: arcus, O.—Fig., pliant, flexible, tractable: genus vocis, easily modified: oratio: quid potest esse tam flexibile, inconstant.
    * * *
    flexibilis, flexibile ADJ
    flexible, pliant

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  • 15 indulgentia

        indulgentia ae, f    [indulgens], a yielding, indulgence, forbearance: Caesaris in se, Cs.: mea in illum (conlegam): corporis.—Tenderness, fondness, affection, favor: patria: in huius (matris) indulgentiā educatus, Ta.: Capua luxurians indulgentiā fortunae, L.: materiam sibi ducis indulgentia quaerit, Iu.: caeli, mildness, V.: qui indulgentiā filiarum commovemini, etc.
    * * *
    leniency, concession, pardon; kindness, gentleness

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  • 16 lactēns

        lactēns adj.    [P. of * lacteo from lac], taking milk, suckling: Romulus: vitulus, O.: hostiae, L. —As subst: lactentibus rem divinam facere, L.: viscera lactentia, i. e. sucklings, O.— Yielding milk, full of milk: uber, L.— Milky, sappy, juicy: sata teneris lactentia sucis, O.: (annus) lactens Vere novo, i. e. tender, juicy, O.
    * * *
    I
    (gen.), lactentis ADJ
    suckling, unweaned; full of milk/sap, juicy; prepared with milk; milky white
    II
    suckling, unweaned animal suitable for sacrifice

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  • 17 laxus

        laxus adj. with comp. and sup.    [LAG-], wide, loose, open, spacious, roomy: casses, V.: In pede calceus, H.: spatium, L.: conpages, yielding, V.: arcus, unbent, V.: laxo arcu Cedere campis, H.— Fig., loose, free, wide: laxissimas habenas habere amicitiae: hostis, in quo neglegentiae laxior locus esset, greater latitude, L.: laxius imperium, more indulgent, S.: laxior annona, i. e. low-priced, L.: diem statuo satis laxam, sufficiently distant.
    * * *
    laxa, laxum ADJ
    wide, loose, roomy, slack, open, lax

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  • 18 lūtum

        lūtum ī, n    a plant yielding a yellow dye, yellow-weed, dyer's weed, weld: croceum, V.: luto corpora tingere, i. e. with yellow, Tb.
    * * *
    yellow dye, any yellow color; mud, clay, dirt

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  • 19 mollis

        mollis e, adj. with comp. and sup.    [MAL-], yielding, pliant, flexible, supple, soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant: iuncus, V.: comae, V.: aurum, flexible, V.: tiliae, O.: flumen, Ct.: cervix, O.: commissurae: in litore molli, of soft sand, Cs.: harena, O.: castaneae, V.: mollissima vina, V.: lana, O.: arcus, unstrung, O.: feretrum, made soft by a layer of leaves, V.: mollissima cera: genae, delicate, O.: manus, O.: Zephyri, gentle, O.: Euphrates mollior undis, calmer, V.: litus, accessible, Cs.: fastigium, gentle, Cs.: clivus, V.: iugum montis, Ta.—Prov.: me molli bracchio obiurgare, i. e. with forbearance.—Fig., tender, delicate, susceptible: mollibus annis, in tender youth, O.: os, easily blushing, O.: mollissima corda, Iu.— Soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak: philosophus: Sabaei, V.: Tarentum, H.: disciplina: vita, O.: querellae, H.: mens, Cs.: sententiae: Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum, L.: in dolore molliores: viri, given to lust, L.— Plur m. as subst: vos pellite molles, the effeminate, O.— Soft, pleasant, mild, easy, gentle: lex mollior: oratio: verba, H.: iussa, easy, V.: versus, amatory, O.: ridere mollia, smile gently, O.: pilenta, having a gentle motion, V.: mollissima fandi Tempora, most favorable, V.: hora mollior, more favorable, O.: alqd quam mollissimā viā consequi, with the utmost forbearance, L.—As subst n., softness, smoothness: molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae, H.— Weak, untrustworthy: consul, L.: voluntas erga nos civium.
    * * *
    mollis, molle ADJ
    soft; flexible; calm; gentle; pliant, tender; smooth; mild, weak; effeminate

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  • 20 mollitūdō

        mollitūdō inis, f    [mollis], suppleness, flexibility, softness: adsimilis spongiis.—Fig., softness, weakness: humanitatis.
    * * *
    softness, yielding quality; flexibility (voice); mildness/leniency; weakness

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  • Yielding — This is a locational surname of Old English pre 7th century origins. Recorded in a wide variety of spellings including Yelden, Yeldon, Yaldon, Yelding, Yielding etc. it derives from the village of Yelden in Bedfordshire. This village is variously …   Surnames reference

  • yielding — [[t]jɪ͟əldɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED A yielding surface or object is quite soft and will move or bend rather than staying stiff if you put pressure on it. ...the yielding ground. ...the soft yielding cushions …   English dictionary

  • yielding — adjective 1 a surface that is yielding is soft and will move or bend when you press it 2 willing to agree with other people s wishes and letting them decide instead of you: She is too yielding when clients make demands on her time. 3 high/low… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • yielding — adjective Date: 1533 1. productive < a high yielding wheat > 2. lacking rigidity or stiffness ; flexible 3. disposed to submit or comply < a docile and yielding temperament > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • yielding — yieldingly, adv. yieldingness, n. /yeel ding/, adj. 1. inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man. 2. tending to give way, esp. under pressure; flexible; supple; pliable: a yielding mattress. 3. (of a crop, soil, etc.)… …   Universalium

  • yielding — yield|ing [ˈji:ldıŋ] adj 1.) a surface that is yielding is soft and will move or bend when you press it ▪ the yielding softness of the bed 2.) willing to agree with other people s wishes = ↑accommodating …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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