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complaisant
[ kuhm-pley-suhnt, -zuhnt, kom-pluh-zant ]
/ kəmˈpleɪ sənt, -zənt, ˈkɒm pləˌzænt /
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adjective
inclined or disposed to please; obliging; agreeable or gracious; compliant: the most complaisant child I've ever met.
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Origin of complaisant
1640–50; <French (present participle of complaire) <Latin complacent- (stem of complacēns, present participle of complacēre;see complacent)
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH complaisant
complacent, complaisant , compliantWords nearby complaisant
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British Dictionary definitions for complaisant
complaisant
/ (kəmˈpleɪzənt) /
adjective
showing a desire to comply or oblige; polite
Derived forms of complaisant
complaisantly, adverbWord Origin for complaisant
C17: from French complaire, from Latin complacēre to please greatly; compare complacent
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