retiringness

noun

Definition of retiringnessnext
as in resignedness

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  1. acquiescence
  2. deference
  3. diffidence
  4. submission
Noun
  • The most disturbing thing about it is the silence, the acquiescence, the normalization.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, such preemptive acquiescence can embolden politicians to double down on their policy goals.
    Meg Little Reilly, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of acquiescence
Noun
  • Locals live in deference to the nature that surrounds them, collecting water from the forest’s crystal-clear spring with quiet care.
    Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
  • And even in the face of the deference the Court must give Congress, the CTA appears likely unconstitutional.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of deference
Noun
  • At its best, the uncomfortably intimate aesthetic of the films combined with the general diffidence at their heart attempted to epitomize a generational temperament and linguistic sensibility.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Over the last few decades, several U.S. administrations have prioritized the relationship with India despite considerable diffidence on the part of New Delhi.
    Sumit Ganguly, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
Definition of diffidence
Noun
  • Jason Bannon, the chairman of the Connecticut Chapter of Labor Assistance Professionals, said the group asked for funding for naloxone from OSAC, and, after receiving a confirmation that their submission was received by the committee, never heard anything else.
    Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Many of the takedowns and submission holds applied by the wrestlers are similar to those used by performers in North American promotions such as WWE or Lucha Libre AAA.
    Mark LaSota, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of submission
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