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Nachgiebigkeit — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • compliance noun The act of following rules, laws, or requests set by others.
  • indulgence noun The act of allowing oneself or someone else a pleasure, often more than is wise.

Senses

Nachgiebigkeit is used for these senses in English:

  • compliance (uncountable) The state of being compliant.
  • compliance (uncountable) The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others.
  • compliance (mechanics) A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility
  • indulgence The act of indulging.
  • squishiness The state or quality of being squishy.

indulgence — full definition

  1. noun The act of allowing oneself or someone else a pleasure, often more than is wise.
  2. noun A tolerant or lenient attitude toward someone's wishes or faults.
  3. noun In the Catholic Church, a formal reduction of the punishment due for sins, granted after confession.

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