COMPLIANT


Meaning of COMPLIANT in English

-nt adjective

Etymology: comply + -ant

1. : ready, disposed, or likely to yield (as to pressure or the wishes of another) : complaisant , submissive

above all things compliant and anxious to suit his opinions to those whom he encounters — H.J.Laski

2. obsolete : pliant

• com·pli·ant·ly adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.