adj
yielding
YEEL-dihng
adj
1
Easily giving way to pressure or persuasion; not resistant.
"The mattress had a soft, yielding surface."
"He had a yielding personality and rarely argued."
noun
1
An act of giving way or conceding.
"Her yielding on the smaller points helped the negotiation move forward."
How to Use Yielding
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSoft or flexible, whether describing a physical surface or a person's willingness to give in.
Word Forms
more yielding comparative, yieldings plural, Yieldings plural, most yielding superlative
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Etymology
The "-ing" adjective/noun form of "yield", from Old English gieldan ("to pay, yield").