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Vocabulary Spotlight

Acquiescent

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: सहमत होना (sahmat hona), बिना विरोध के मान लेना – Willing to accept or agree to something without protest.

Pronunciation

[ak-wee-es-uhnt]

Synonyms, Antonyms & Related Words

Synonyms

Agreeable – सहमत (sahmat)
Compliant – पालन करने वाला (palan karne wala)

Related Words

Submissive – अधीन (adheen)
Yielding – झुकने वाला (jhukne wala)

Word Origin

“Acquiescent” ka origin Latin “acquiescere” se hai, jiska matlab hai “to accept quietly”. English mein iska use 17th century mein shuru hua.

Word Family

Adjective: Acquiescent – सहमत (sahmat)

Noun: Acquiescence – मौन स्वीकृति (maun sweekriti)

Usage Examples

1. Wo har baat par acquiescent hai, bina kisi protest ke agree kar leta hai.

– He is acquiescent to everything, agreeing without any protest.

2. Uski acquiescent nature ke karan wo har decision maan leta hai.

– Due to his acquiescent nature, he accepts every decision.

Cultural Note

Parivaar mein kai baar acquiescent nature ke logon se umeed ki jati hai ki wo family ke decisions bina protest ke maan le.

In Context

“Acquiescent” ka use tab hota hai jab koi vyakti kisi baat par bina virodh ke sahmat ho jata hai, chahe wo cheez unke man mein na ho.

Vocabulary Challenge

“Acquiescent” ka kya matlab hai?

Rebellious (विद्रोही)
Silent (मौन)
Loud (जोरदार)
Agreeable (सहमत)

‘Agreeable’ sahi jawab hai kyunki acquiescent ka matlab hai bina virodh ke sahmat hona.

“Acquiescent” shabd kis bhasha se aaya hai?

Latin (लैटिन)
French (फ्रेंच)
Greek (ग्रीक)
German (जर्मन)

‘Latin’ sahi jawab hai kyunki acquiescent ka origin Latin “acquiescere” se hai.

Acquiescent ka opposite kya ho sakta hai?

Agreeable (सहमत)
Compliant (अनुरूप)
Resistant (प्रतिरोधक)
Submissive (अधीन)

‘Resistant’ sahi jawab hai kyunki resistant acquiescent ka opposite hai, jo bina virodh ke sahmat hona darshata hai.