resignation
(noun) a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign; “he submitted his resignation as of next month”
resignation
(noun) the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
resignation, surrender
(noun) acceptance of despair
Source: WordNet® 3.1
resignation (countable and uncountable, plural resignations)
The act of resigning.
A written or oral declaration that one resigns.
State of uncomplaining acceptance in the face of something undesirable but unavoidable.
(Scotland, legal, historical) The form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior.
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Source: Wiktionary
Res`ig*na"tion (rz`g-n"shn), n. Etym: [F. résignation. See Resign.]
1. The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, office, or the like; surrender; as, the resignation of a crown or comission.
2. The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet or patient submission; unresisting acquiescence; as, resignation to the will and providence of God.
Syn.
– Patience; surrender; relinquisment; forsaking; abandonment; abdication; renunciation; submission; acquiescence; endurance. See Patience.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
