yielding

[ yeel-ding ]
/ ˈyil dɪŋ /

adjective

inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.
tending to give way, especially under pressure; flexible; supple; pliable: a yielding mattress.
(of a crop, soil, etc.) producing a yield; productive.

Origin of yielding

1300–50; Middle English: owing; see yield, -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM yielding

yield·ing·ly, adverb yield·ing·ness, noun non·yield·ing, adjective un·yield·ing, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for non-yielding

yielding
/ (ˈjiːldɪŋ) /

adjective

compliant, submissive, or flexible
pliable or soft a yielding material

Derived forms of yielding

yieldingly, adverb yieldingness, noun