compliancyn.
/kəmˈplʌɪənsi/, U.S. /kəmˈplaɪənsi/ 1. = compliance n.
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society > authority > subjection > obedience > [noun] > action in accordance with a desire or request
pliance1607
appliancea1616
compliancy1643
comportance1648
compliance1649
obsequience1830
the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [noun] > compliance
concession1473
ottroye1480
yielding1597
condescendence1638
compliancy1643
compliance1647
comportance1648
condescension1650
acquiescence1654
condescending1656
condescendment1693
concedence1748
concessiveness1872
1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. iv. 35 Surrendering two Castles in France, onely out of fear..without any compliency with the enemy.
1646 S. Bolton Arraignment of Errour 71 You hold Compliancie, though you give not entertainment to some Corruption.
1834 W. S. Landor Citation & Exam. Shakespere in Wks. (1853) II. 298/2 Appeased by his ready compliancy and low gentle voice.
2. The quality of being compliant.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > obligingness or complaisance
humouring1602
complacence1626
obligingness1638
complying1639
compliance1641
complacency1651
complaisance1651
accommodableness1663
obligation1664
complaisancy1710
prevenience1751
compliancy1765
prevenancy1768
prevenance1823
society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > compliancy
correspondence1530
suppleness?1570
pliantness1578
appliableness1587
correspondency1587
flexibleness1623
complacence1626
complacency1651
complaisance1651
pliancy1663
compliance1667
compliableness1684
flexibility1703
complaisancy1710
compliancy1765
pliability1768
1765 O. Goldsmith Ess. in R. G. Latham Dict. Eng. Lang. (1872) His whole bearing betokened compliancy, and..readiness to oblige.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun]
pliantnessa1398
bowablenessc1475
limberness1565
bowingness1580
pliableness1581
suppleness1584
flexibility1616
pliancy1632
flexure1651
flexility1660
pliability1725
compliancy1793
facility1853
yieldiness1857
whippiness1881
bonelessness1928
1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) Contents p. viii The safety of the late Building was owing to its Compliancy.
1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §290 By the time it was driven about four inches; the compliancy of the wood to the stone rendered it quite tight.
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