Plural of resignation
regular plural
The plural of resignation is resignations.
Forms of resignation
| Singular | resignation /ˌɹɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | resignations |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Resignations in a sentence
- There are 33 instructional resignations tonight, double the amount at this time last year.From the entry instructional
- Poor appointments, early resignations — James McGrath, Tim Parker, Ray Lewis, a general air of shambolism.2009 September 3, Will Woodward, “Tolerating Boris”, in Guardian. From the entry shambolism
- There are positive resignations and negative ones.2022 August 20, John Perry, quotee, “The great resignation: A lifestyle choice or an effect of burnout?”, in The Irish Times, Dublin, page 9. From the entry Great Resignation
- Finally Saint-Saëns, along with Romain Bussine, was more or less given a consilium abeundi (advice to leave); both tendered their resignations.1991, Michael Stegemann, Camille Saint-Saëns and the French solo concerto from 1850 to 1920. From the entry consilium abeundi
- The resulting shock wave through the hero community saw not only the inferno of more published tell-alls, but a tornado of resignations, divorces, self-exiles, and even suicides.2007, Minister Faust, From the Notebooks of Dr. Brain, page 25. From the entry tell-alls
Meaning of resignation
- noun The act of resigning.
- noun A written or oral declaration that one resigns.
- noun An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable.
Questions about the plural of resignation
- What is the plural of resignation?
- The plural of resignation is resignations.
- Is resignation countable?
- Resignation is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: resignation (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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