1. (n.) The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, office, or the like; surrender; as, the resignation of a crown or commission.

2. (n.) The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet or patient submission; unresisting acquiescence; as, resignation to the will and providence of God.

Quakerism abandonment abdication abeyance abjuration abjurement acceptance acclimation acclimatization acedia acquiescence adaptation adjustment aloofness amenability apathy assent ataraxia ataraxy benumbedness blah blahs capitulation cessation cession cold storage comatoseness comfort complaisance compliance composure conformity consent content contentedness contentment deference desistance detachment discontinuance disinterest dispassion dispensation disposal disposition dropping out dullness dumping ease entire satisfaction euphoria forbearance forgoing forswearing fulfillment getting rid of giving up handing over happiness heartlessness hebetude homage hopelessness humbleness humility inappetence indifference insouciance kneeling lack of appetite languidness lethargicalness lethargy letting go listlessness long-suffering longanimity lowliness meekness modesty nonchalance nonexercise nonopposal nonopposition nonresistance nonviolent resistance notice numbness obedience obeisance passive resistance passiveness passivity patientness peace of mind phlegm phlegmaticalness phlegmaticness plucklessness quietism recantation reconcilement reconciliation release relinquishment renouncement renunciation resignedness retraction riddance sacrifice satisfaction sloth sluggishness sopor soporifousness spiritlessness spunklessness stupefaction stupor subjection submission submissiveness submittal supineness surrender suspension swearing off torpidity torpidness torpor uncomplainingness unconcern waiver well-being withdrawing withdrawnness yielding