complaisance

com·plai·sance

C0527600 (kəm-plā′səns, -zəns)n. The inclination to comply willingly with the wishes of others; amiability.

complaisance

(kəmˈpleɪzəns) n1. deference to the wishes of others; willing compliance2. an act of willing compliance

com•plai•sance

(kəmˈpleɪ səns, -zəns, ˈkɒm pləˌzæns)

n. 1. the quality of being complaisant. 2. a complaisant act. [1645–55; < French]

complaisance

the quality or state of being agreeable, gracious, considerate, etc. — complaisant, adj.See also: Attitudes

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Noun

complaisance - a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of otherscompliancy, obligingness, compliance, deferenceagreeability, agreeableness - a temperamental disposition to be agreeable

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complaisance

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complaisance

com•plai•sance

complaisance

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Synonyms for complaisance

noun a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

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