com ‧ plai ‧ sance /kəmˈpleɪz ə ns/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] formal
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: complaire 'to do what someone wants' , from Latin complacere ; ⇨ ↑ complacent ]
willingness to do what pleases other people
—complaisant adjective
—complaisantly adverb