/ kəmˈpleɪzənt; NAmE / adjective
( old-fashioned ) ready to accept other people's actions and opinions and to do what other people want
► com·plai·sance / kəmˈpleɪzəns; NAmE / noun [ U ]
••
WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: French , from complaire acquiesce in order to please, from Latin complacere to please.