acquiescencen.

Brit.

/ˌakwɪˈɛsns/, U.S.

/ˌækwiˈɛs(ə)ns/

Forms: 1600s acquiessence, 1600s– acquiescence.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin acquiescentia.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin acquiescentia (1552 or earlier; < classical Latin acquiēscent- , acquiēscēns , present participle of acquiēscere acquiesce v. + -ia -y suffix³); compare -ence suffix. Compare French †acquiescence (second half of the 15th cent. in Middle French, and subsequently twice in the 18th cent., in isolated attestations; in 19th cent. recorded only in dictionaries), which was superseded by acquiescement acquiescement n. Compare slightly later acquiesce v., acquiescent adj., and also later acquiescency n.

1. The action, condition, or quality of acquiescing (acquiesce v. 2a); untroubled contentment, quiet satisfaction. Now archaic and rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [noun]

queemnesseOE

queemc1175

suffisancec1374

pleasingc1400

complacencec1436

resting?a1475

satisfaction1477

happinessa1500

thankfulness1500

contention1516

contentationa1533

contenting1541

satisfiedness1571

content1578

contentedness1581

appeasement1586

contentment1597

heart's content1600

acquiescence1612

pleasedness1626

well-apaidness1633

well-pleasedness1633

complacency1643

acquiescency1646

1612 J. Cotta Short Discouerie Dangers Ignorant Practisers Physicke 134 The vnknowne inexplicable nectar of infinite acquiescence of mind.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1956) VIII. 269 In the Spirit of contentment, and acquiescence, and thankfulnesse to God.

1722 J. Blair Our Saviour's Divine Serm. on Mount I. 102 Hope rising from that great Peace and Joy we have in believing; and an Acquiescence and Contentment of Mind.

1843 J. Martineau Endeavours Christian Life I. ix. 124 A life of worldly acquiescence..will not do.

1903 P. Du Bois Nat. Way in Moral Training iii. 158 A little girl of refined and sensitive temperament, of generous impulses and sweet acquiescence.

a. Passive assent to, or compliance with, proposals or measures; acceptance of something undesirable; an instance of this. Also with in.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > acquiescence > [noun]

willOE

acquiescence1615

acquiescency1646

complacency1652

acquiescement1721

1615 T. Jackson Justifying Faith 125 His loue did result from firme Assent to Gods couenant..and full acquiescence therein.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 18 By a content and acquiescence in every species of truth we embrace the shadow thereof.

1763 J. Wilkes Corr. (1805) I. 228 Necessity..drove him to an entire acquiescence with every measure prescribed.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 401 I yet cannot..implicitly yield an acquiescence to a superior faculty in the moon.

1848 C. Dickens Dombey & Son xxvii. 278 Such frigid and constrained, yet prompt and pointed acquiescence with the wishes he imposed upon her.

1856 S. Winkworth tr. J. Tauler Serm. xxii. 363 Free and full acquiescence to the will of God.

1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xxv. 624 Patient acquiescence in the enormous charges levied.

1912 S. Atlantic Q. 11 272 [They] were heroically striving to mould the sentiment of the masses into acquiescence with the compromise measures.

1967 Code Federal Regulations: Title 28 (U.S. Govt. Printing Office) i. §41.1. 96/1 Failure to file a notice of contest within such period shall be deemed an acquiescence in such proposed action.

2001 Foreign Policy Nov.–Dec. 52/1 Europe is no longer the junior partner whose acquiescence to U.S. views can be taken for granted.

b. The quality or condition of accepting or complying with something passively or reluctantly; passive acceptance; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [noun] > compliance

concession1473

ottroye1480

yielding1597

condescendence1638

compliancy1643

compliance1647

comportance1648

condescension1650

acquiescence1654

condescending1656

condescendment1693

concedence1748

concessiveness1872

1654 J. Bramhall Just Vindic. Church of Eng. ii. 11 They confound obedience of acquiescence with obedience of conformity.

1775 S. Johnson Taxation no Tyranny 7 Terrifying the English hearer to tame acquiescence.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View Nature II. xliv. 268 The admission of supernatural truths, is much less an active consent, than a cold and passive acquiescence.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. viii. 678 His policy was..to excite opposition in those whose acquiescence he failed in acquiring.

1875 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (ed. 2) vii. vii. 261 Women live in an atmosphere of acquiescence which makes them intolerant of anything like bold and original thinking.

1903 V. Wathen-Bartlett Gap in Garden ii. 36 Biddy could meet the inevitable with placid acquiescence—an acquiescence that from force of habit usually merged itself in genuine indifference.

1960 Federal Reporter 2nd Ser. 275 876/1 As I understand the law of rape,..the acquiescence may nevertheless be deemed to be non-consent if it is induced by fear.

2000 N.Y. Times 17 Nov. b10/3 He was beginning to feel guilt and then outrage about the acquiescence of black people like himself.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acquiescence
释义	acquiescencen. Brit. /ˌakwɪˈɛsns/, U.S. /ˌækwiˈɛs(ə)ns/ Forms: 1600s acquiessence, 1600s– acquiescence. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin acquiescentia. Etymology: < post-classical Latin acquiescentia (1552 or earlier; < classical Latin acquiēscent- , acquiēscēns , present participle of acquiēscere acquiesce v. + -ia -y suffix³); compare -ence suffix. Compare French †acquiescence (second half of the 15th cent. in Middle French, and subsequently twice in the 18th cent., in isolated attestations; in 19th cent. recorded only in dictionaries), which was superseded by acquiescement acquiescement n. Compare slightly later acquiesce v., acquiescent adj., and also later acquiescency n. 1. The action, condition, or quality of acquiescing (acquiesce v. 2a); untroubled contentment, quiet satisfaction. Now archaic and rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [noun] queemnesseOE queemc1175 suffisancec1374 pleasingc1400 complacencec1436 resting?a1475 satisfaction1477 happinessa1500 thankfulness1500 contention1516 contentationa1533 contenting1541 satisfiedness1571 content1578 contentedness1581 appeasement1586 contentment1597 heart's content1600 acquiescence1612 pleasedness1626 well-apaidness1633 well-pleasedness1633 complacency1643 acquiescency1646 1612 J. Cotta Short Discouerie Dangers Ignorant Practisers Physicke 134 The vnknowne inexplicable nectar of infinite acquiescence of mind. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1956) VIII. 269 In the Spirit of contentment, and acquiescence, and thankfulnesse to God. 1722 J. Blair Our Saviour's Divine Serm. on Mount I. 102 Hope rising from that great Peace and Joy we have in believing; and an Acquiescence and Contentment of Mind. 1843 J. Martineau Endeavours Christian Life I. ix. 124 A life of worldly acquiescence..will not do. 1903 P. Du Bois Nat. Way in Moral Training iii. 158 A little girl of refined and sensitive temperament, of generous impulses and sweet acquiescence. 2. a. Passive assent to, or compliance with, proposals or measures; acceptance of something undesirable; an instance of this. Also with in. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > acquiescence > [noun] willOE acquiescence1615 acquiescency1646 complacency1652 acquiescement1721 1615 T. Jackson Justifying Faith 125 His loue did result from firme Assent to Gods couenant..and full acquiescence therein. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 18 By a content and acquiescence in every species of truth we embrace the shadow thereof. View more context for this quotation 1763 J. Wilkes Corr. (1805) I. 228 Necessity..drove him to an entire acquiescence with every measure prescribed. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 401 I yet cannot..implicitly yield an acquiescence to a superior faculty in the moon. 1848 C. Dickens Dombey & Son xxvii. 278 Such frigid and constrained, yet prompt and pointed acquiescence with the wishes he imposed upon her. 1856 S. Winkworth tr. J. Tauler Serm. xxii. 363 Free and full acquiescence to the will of God. 1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xxv. 624 Patient acquiescence in the enormous charges levied. 1912 S. Atlantic Q. 11 272 [They] were heroically striving to mould the sentiment of the masses into acquiescence with the compromise measures. 1967 Code Federal Regulations: Title 28 (U.S. Govt. Printing Office) i. §41.1. 96/1 Failure to file a notice of contest within such period shall be deemed an acquiescence in such proposed action. 2001 Foreign Policy Nov.–Dec. 52/1 Europe is no longer the junior partner whose acquiescence to U.S. views can be taken for granted. b. The quality or condition of accepting or complying with something passively or reluctantly; passive acceptance; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [noun] > compliance concession1473 ottroye1480 yielding1597 condescendence1638 compliancy1643 compliance1647 comportance1648 condescension1650 acquiescence1654 condescending1656 condescendment1693 concedence1748 concessiveness1872 1654 J. Bramhall Just Vindic. Church of Eng. ii. 11 They confound obedience of acquiescence with obedience of conformity. 1775 S. Johnson Taxation no Tyranny 7 Terrifying the English hearer to tame acquiescence. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View Nature II. xliv. 268 The admission of supernatural truths, is much less an active consent, than a cold and passive acquiescence. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. viii. 678 His policy was..to excite opposition in those whose acquiescence he failed in acquiring. 1875 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (ed. 2) vii. vii. 261 Women live in an atmosphere of acquiescence which makes them intolerant of anything like bold and original thinking. 1903 V. Wathen-Bartlett Gap in Garden ii. 36 Biddy could meet the inevitable with placid acquiescence—an acquiescence that from force of habit usually merged itself in genuine indifference. 1960 Federal Reporter 2nd Ser. 275 876/1 As I understand the law of rape,..the acquiescence may nevertheless be deemed to be non-consent if it is induced by fear. 2000 N.Y. Times 17 Nov. b10/3 He was beginning to feel guilt and then outrage about the acquiescence of black people like himself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1612
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