com|plai´sant|ness

com|plai´sant|ness
com|plai|sant «kuhm PLAY zuhnt, KOM pluh zant», adjective.
1. inclined to do what is asked; obliging; gracious: »

The Prince, who was excessively complaisant, told her the whole story three times over (Oliver Goldsmith).

 SYNONYM(S): affable, courteous.
2. = compliant: (Cf. ↑compliant) »

She was an old-fashioned wife, entirely complaisant to her husband's will.

SYNONYM(S): yielding, accommodating.
╂[< French complaisant, present participle of complaire acquiesce < Latin complacēre; see etym. under complacent (Cf. ↑complacent)]
–com|plai´sant|ly, adverb.
–com|plai´sant|ness, noun.

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  • com|plai|sant — «kuhm PLAY zuhnt, KOM pluh zant», adjective. 1. inclined to do what is asked; obliging; gracious: »The Prince, who was excessively complaisant, told her the whole story three times over (Oliver Goldsmith). SYNONYM(S): affable, courteous. 2. =… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Complaisant — Com plai*sant, a. [F. complaisant, p. pr. of complaire to acquiesce as a favor, fr. L. complacere. See {Complacent}.] Desirous to please; courteous; obliging; compliant; as, a complaisant gentleman. [1913 Webster] There are to whom my satire… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Complaisantly — Complaisant Com plai*sant, a. [F. complaisant, p. pr. of complaire to acquiesce as a favor, fr. L. complacere. See {Complacent}.] Desirous to please; courteous; obliging; compliant; as, a complaisant gentleman. [1913 Webster] There are to whom my …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Complaisantness — Complaisant Com plai*sant, a. [F. complaisant, p. pr. of complaire to acquiesce as a favor, fr. L. complacere. See {Complacent}.] Desirous to please; courteous; obliging; compliant; as, a complaisant gentleman. [1913 Webster] There are to whom my …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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