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   com·plai·sant

   /kəmˈplās(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. willing to please others; obliging; agreeable: "when unharnessed, Northern dogs are peaceful and complaisant"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: French, from complaire ‘acquiesce in order to please’, from Latin complacere ‘to please’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. complaisance noun
   • 2. complaisantly adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › complaisantComplaisant Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of COMPLAISANT is marked by an inclination to please or oblige. How to use complaisant in a sentence. Complaisant or Complacent? Synonym Discussion of Complaisant.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOMPLAISANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   COMPLAISANT definition: 1. willing to satisfy others by being polite and fitting in with their plans: 2. willing to…. Learn more.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › grammar › complacent-vs-complaisant'Complacent' vs. 'Complaisant' - Merriam-Webster

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   'Complacent' and 'complaisant' are homophones with a shared Latin root and original meaning. Both can be used for a polite or obliging person, but 'complacent' usually means 'self-satisfied' or 'unconcerned.'

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › complaisantComplaisant - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   Complaisant means willing to do something to please others, and complaisant people or animals are wonderful to be around. Don't confuse complaisant with its near-homonym complacent.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOMPLAISANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   COMPLAISANT meaning: 1. willing to satisfy others by being polite and fitting in with their plans: 2. willing to…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOMPLAISANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you are complaisant, you are willing to accept what other people are doing without complaining.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › complaisantcomplaisant adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of complaisant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › complaisantComplaisant - definition of complaisant by The Free Dictionary

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   complaisant - showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others; "to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover"; "the obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave"

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › complaisant_adjcomplaisant, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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    There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective complaisant, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status

11. www.yourdictionary.com › complaisantComplaisant Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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    Complaisant definition: Exhibiting a desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging.