Similar words
weich
Weich is the general word for soft, literal or figurative; nachgiebig specifically means yielding/lenient, giving in to pressure.
Similar in other languages
French
conciliant
Close — conciliatory relates to yielding, lenient (nachgiebig).
Practice
1 What does nachgiebig mean?
yielding, lenient
2 Fill the gap: Der Vater ist zu ___.
Full sentence: Der Vater ist zu nachgiebig. (The father is too lenient.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches nachgiebig?
nachgiebig: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.