different between acquiescent vs lifeless

English

Etymology

From Latin acquiescens, -entis; present participle.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /æ?kwi.?sn?t/

Adjective

acquiescent (comparative more acquiescent, superlative most acquiescent)

1. willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
2. resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit

Synonyms

• (conceding to a sin or crime): complicit

Derived terms

• acquiescently

Related terms

Translations

See also

• quiescent

References

• acquiescent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Verb

acquiescent

1. third-person plural present indicative of acquiescer
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of acquiescer

Latin

Verb

acqui?scent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of acqui?sc?

English

Etymology

From Middle English lyfles, lifles, from Old English l?fl?as (“lifeless”), equivalent to life +? -less. Cognate with West Frisian libbensleas (“lifeless”), Dutch levenloos (“lifeless”), German leblos (“lifeless”), Danish livløs (“lifeless”), Swedish livlös (“lifeless”), Icelandic líflaus (“lifeless”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?la?fl?s/
• Hyphenation: life?less

Adjective

lifeless (comparative more lifeless, superlative most lifeless)

1. inanimate; having no life
2. dead; having lost life
3. uninhabited, or incapable of supporting life
4. dull or lacking vitality

Derived terms

• lifelessly
• lifelessness

Translations

Anagrams

• fileless, self-lies