relinquishment vs yielding
yielding vs relinquishmentrelinquishment and yielding both are nouns.
relinquishment is not an adjective while yielding is an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| relinquishment | Yes | No | No | No |
| yielding | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
yielding is a hyponym of
relinquishment; that is, yielding is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
relinquishment:
- relinquishment: a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
- yielding: a verbal act of admitting defeat
| relinquishment (noun) | yielding (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. | the act of conceding or yielding |
| a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. | a verbal act of admitting defeat |
| relinquishment (adjective) | yielding (adjective) |
|---|---|
| tending to give in or surrender or agree | |
| inclined to yield to argument or influence or control | |
| lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure |
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