Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-sent]
- /əˈsɛnt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-sent]
- /əˈsɛnt/
Definitions of assentive word
- adjective assentive having the tendency to concur or comply 3
- verb without object assentive to agree or concur; subscribe to (often followed by to): to assent to a statement. 1
- verb without object assentive to give in; yield; concede: Assenting to his demands, I did as I was told. 1
- noun assentive agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence. 1
- noun assentive acquiescence; compliance. 1
- noun assentive Describing one who assents, who agrees. 1
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Origin of assentive
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English asenten < Old French asenter < Latin assentārī, equivalent to as- as- + sen(t)- (see scent) + -t- frequentative suffix + -ā- thematic vowel + -rī infinitive suffix
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Parts of speech for Assentive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
assentive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
assentive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for assentive
adj assentive
- resigned — submissive or acquiescent.
- submissive — inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
- yielding — inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.
- acquiescing — to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan.
- nonresistant — not able, conditioned, or constructed to withstand the effect of something, as a disease, a specific change in temperature, or harsh treatment; susceptible to damage or ill effects.
adjective assentive
- passive — not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling.
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