retiringness

noun

Definition of retiringnessnext
as in resignedness

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  1. acquiescence
  2. deference
  3. diffidence
  4. submission
Noun
  • Small states have risen to power on first-mover advantages, often with the acquiescence or benign neglect of larger states.
    — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2025
  • What the character arrives at though is violent retribution, which feels like an unimaginative acquiescence to familiar pulp storytelling.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of acquiescence
Noun
  • But in deference to the Cavaliers, that’s what good teams can do, basically take the temperature of the game, measure what is needed, and then seize the moment when the moment needs to be seized.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025
  • White House budget requests are usually only aspirational documents to outline administration priorities and are ignored by lawmakers, but this Congress has shown an extreme deference to President Trump.
    — Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
Definition of deference
Noun
  • Between the sticks - Bayern seem reluctant to retire Neuer but this diffidence is helping no one.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Definition of diffidence
Noun
  • As part of his tightening grip on power, and his assault on 200-plus years of checks and balances, President Trump has bludgeoned some of the nation’s leading law firms into shameful submission, extracting hundreds of millions of dollars worth of free legal work for his pet causes.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
  • This budget is not a final submission and anything that is submitted would need the approval of Congress to be implemented.
    — Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Definition of submission
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