Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acquiescement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ac-qui-esce-ment
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Acquiescence (assent, submission).

Example Sentences

"Though this set a muttering all whose fists had not been greased; yet those who had been paid for backing this proposal, being men of too good a conscience not to earn their hire, stickled so powerfully for their necessitated sovereign, and represented in such colors the desirable happiness and advantage of being once more honored with the title of his loyal vassals, that the acquiescement became general."

Etymology

Borrowed from French acquiescement, equivalent to acquiesce + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: acquiesce

Inflected Forms

acquiescements (plural)

Questions

What does acquiescement mean?: Acquiescence (assent, submission).
Where does acquiescement come from?: Borrowed from French acquiescement, equivalent to acquiesce + -ment.

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