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.

Origin of complaisant

1640–50; <French (present participle of complaire) <Latin complacent- (stem of complacēns, present participle of complacēre;see complacent)

OTHER WORDS FROM complaisant

com·plai·sant·ly, adverbnon·com·plai·sant, adjectivenon·com·plai·sant·ly, adverbun·com·plai·sant, adjective

un·com·plai·sant·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH complaisant

complacent, complaisant , compliant

Words nearby complaisant

complacent, complain, complainant, complaint, complaisance, complaisant, complanate, compleat, complect, complected, complection

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Example sentences from the Web for complaisant

It was well enough inclined, too, to be complaisant to the king of England.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations|Adam Smith
In fact it is the complaisant We would willingly have others perfect and yet we amend not our own faults.
The Girl Wanted|Nixon Waterman
Or perhaps they are only complaisant, and, in the passing years, will permit the people to think that this is so.
The Way of the Gods|John Luther Long
This Prince was so complaisant as to order one of his Gentlemen to go with me.
The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I|Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz

Her grandmother abandoned in a moment an attempt to be complaisant, and sternly ordered her to attend to Colonel McLane's chamber.
The Entailed Hat|George Alfred Townsend

British Dictionary definitions for complaisant

complaisant

/ (kəmˈpleɪzənt) /

adjective

showing a desire to comply or oblige; polite

Derived forms of complaisant

complaisantly, adverb

Word Origin for complaisant

C17: from French complaire, from Latin complacēre to please greatly; compare complacent

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	complaisant
释义	complaisant [ kuhm-pley-suhnt, -zuhnt, kom-pluh-zant ] / kəmˈpleɪ sənt, -zənt, ˈkɒm pləˌzænt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR complaisant ON THESAURUS.COM adjective inclined or disposed to please; obliging; agreeable or gracious; compliant: the most complaisant child I've ever met. Origin of complaisant 1640–50; <French (present participle of complaire) <Latin complacent- (stem of complacēns, present participle of complacēre;see complacent) OTHER WORDS FROM complaisant com·plai·sant·ly, adverbnon·com·plai·sant, adjectivenon·com·plai·sant·ly, adverbun·com·plai·sant, adjective un·com·plai·sant·ly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH complaisant complacent, complaisant , compliant Words nearby complaisant complacent, complain, complainant, complaint, complaisance, complaisant, complanate, compleat, complect, complected, complection Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for complaisant It was well enough inclined, too, to be complaisant to the king of England. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations\|Adam Smith In fact it is the complaisant We would willingly have others perfect and yet we amend not our own faults. The Girl Wanted\|Nixon Waterman Or perhaps they are only complaisant, and, in the passing years, will permit the people to think that this is so. The Way of the Gods\|John Luther Long This Prince was so complaisant as to order one of his Gentlemen to go with me. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I\|Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz Her grandmother abandoned in a moment an attempt to be complaisant, and sternly ordered her to attend to Colonel McLane's chamber. The Entailed Hat\|George Alfred Townsend British Dictionary definitions for complaisant complaisant / (kəmˈpleɪzənt) / adjective showing a desire to comply or oblige; polite Derived forms of complaisant complaisantly, adverb Word Origin for complaisant C17: from French complaire, from Latin complacēre to please greatly; compare complacent Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to complaisant accommodating, amiable, compliant, conciliatory, deferential, easy, friendly, generous, good-humored, good-natured, indulgent, lenient, mild, obliging, polite, solicitous, submissive, good-tempered, easy-going
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complaisant

adjective

Origin of complaisant

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH complaisant

Words nearby complaisant

Example sentences from the Web for complaisant

British Dictionary definitions for complaisant

adjective

Derived forms of complaisant

Word Origin for complaisant

Words related to complaisant