COMPLAISANT


Meaning of COMPLAISANT in English

]t\ adjective

Etymology: French, from Middle French, present participle of complaire to acquiesce as a favor, gratify, from Latin complacēre to please greatly — more at complacent

1. : marked by an inclination to please or oblige or by courteous agreeability

amid very complaisant smiles and general encouragement — Jane Austen

2. : marked by a willingness to please or serve others, to consent to their wishes, or to lend oneself compliantly to their purposes

boss-ridden conventions turned him down for more complaisant candidates — Allan Nevins & H.S.Commager

Synonyms: see amiable

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