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