Useful english dictionary. 2012.
plai — com·plai·sance; com·plai·sant; com·plai·sant·ly; plai·do·yer; … English syllables
com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… … English syllables
sance — bri·sance; chev·i·sance; com·plai·sance; con·ver·sance; de·fea·sance; mal·fea·sance; mis·fea·sance; nais·sance; non·fea·sance; obei·sance; pu·is·sance; re·con·nais·sance; recu·sance; nui·sance; ren·ais·sance; cog·ni·sance; mal·fai·sance;… … English syllables
complaisance — com·plai·sance … English syllables
complaisance — com|plai|sance [kəmˈpleızəns] n [U] formal [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: complaire to do what someone wants , from Latin complacere; COMPLACENT] willingness to do what pleases other people >complaisant adj >complaisantly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
Complaisance — Com|plai|sance* [kõplɛ zã:s] die; <aus gleichbed. fr. complaisance zu complaire »gefällig sein«, dies aus lat. complacere »gefallen«> (veraltet) Gefälligkeit, Entgegenkommen … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
complaisance — com|plai|sance [ kəm pleızns ] noun uncount VERY FORMAL a way of behaving in which you try to please other people … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
complaisance — com•plai•sance [[t]kəmˈpleɪ səns, zəns, ˈkɒm pləˌzæns[/t]] n. 1) the quality of being complaisant 2) a complaisant act • Etymology: 1645–55; < F … From formal English to slang
Complaisance — Com plai*sance (?; 277), n. [F. complaisance. See {Complaisant}, and cf. {Complacence}.] Disposition to please or oblige; obliging compliance with the wishes of others; a deportment indicative of a desire to please; courtesy; civility. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
