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View usage for: (kəmpleɪzənt) adjectiveIf you are complaisant, you are willing to accept what other people are doing without complaining. [old-fashioned]Synonyms: obliging, accommodating, polite, conciliatory More Synonyms of complaisant complaisant in British English (kəmˈpleɪzənt) adjectiveshowing a desire to comply or oblige; polite Derived forms complaisantly (comˈplaisantly) adverb Word origin C17: from French complaire, from Latin complacēre to please greatly; compare complacentcomplaisant in American English (kəmˈpleɪzənt; kəmpleɪsənt; also ˈkɑmpləˌzænt) adjective willing to please; affably agreeable; obliging Derived forms complaisantly (comˈplaisantly) adverb Word origin Fr, prp. of complaire < L complacere: see complacent Synonyms of 'complaisant'obliging, accommodating, polite, conciliatory More Synonyms of complaisant Definition willing to please or oblige Additional synonymsDefinition willing to help Not every friend is so accommodating. Synonyms obliging, willing, kind, friendly, helpful, polite, cooperative, agreeable, amiable, courteous, considerate, hospitable, unselfish, eager to please, complaisantDefinition having a pleasant nature She had been surprised at how amiable and polite he had seemed. Synonyms pleasant, kind, kindly, pleasing, friendly, attractive, engaging, charming, obliging, delightful, cheerful, benign, winning, agreeable, good-humoured, lovable, sociable, genial, affable, congenial, winsome, good-natured, sweet-tempered, likable or likeable a docile and compliant workforce Synonyms obedient, willing, accepting, yielding, obliging, accommodating, passive, cooperative, agreeable, submissive, conformist, deferential, acquiescent, complaisant, conformable, accordant, assentient, consentient Nearby words ofcomplaisant - complain
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