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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,… … Useful english dictionary
com|plai´sant|ly — 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,… … Useful english dictionary
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
un|com|plai|sant — «UHN kuhm PLAY zuhnt, uhn KOM pluh zant», adjective. not complaisant; not civil; not courteous … Useful english dictionary
com·plai·sant — … Useful english dictionary
plai — com·plai·sance; com·plai·sant; com·plai·sant·ly; plai·do·yer; … English syllables
sant — com·plai·sant; com·plai·sant·ly; con·fes·sant; con·ver·sant·ly; cor·po·sant; crois·sant; dan·sant; dis·cus·sant; dis·per·sant; gi·sant; in·ces·sant; in·ces·sant·ly; in·ces·sant·ness; mal·fea·sant; nais·sant; obei·sant; pas·sant; pu·is·sant;… … 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
complaisant — com•plai•sant [[t]kəmˈpleɪ sənt, zənt, ˈkɒm pləˌzænt[/t]] adj. inclined to please; obliging; agreeable or gracious; compliant • Etymology: 1640–50; < F, prp. of complaire < L complacēre com•plai′sant•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
complaisant — com|plai|sant [... zã:] <aus gleichbed. fr. complaisant> (veraltet) gefällig, entgegenkommend, bereitwillig, willfährig, nachgiebig, selbstgefällig … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
