YIELDING


Meaning of YIELDING in English

adjective

Etymology: from present participle of yield (I)

1. : productive

a new type of wheat — claimed to be extra high yielding — Wall Street Journal

2. : inclined to give way (as to pressure) : lacking rigidity or stiffness : flexible

made of a yielding rubber or similar springing material — T.C.J.O'Connell

a deep yielding mass of leaf mold — Geographical Journal

3. : disposed to submit or comply : having a tendency to give in, surrender, or agree : compliant , submissive , tractable

too yielding to make a stand against any encroachment — V.L.Parrington

too yielding and indecisive a character — Jane Austen

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