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Dutiful vs Acquiescent - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between dutiful and acquiescent

is that dutiful is accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint while acquiescent is willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance.

dutiful

English

Alternative forms

* dutifull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint.
    • Ralph was a dutiful child, and took the trash out without being told.
  • Pertaining to one's duty; demonstrative of one's sense of duty.
    • The sergeant maintained a dutiful shine on his boots.

    acquiescent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
  • resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit; assentive; as, an acquiescent policy.

    • See also

    * quiescent

    References

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