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What is "complaisant" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does complaisant mean in English? Meaning of complaisant definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "complaisant" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "complaisant": showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

Adjective

  • Meaning: showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  • Example: 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
  • Synonyms: complaisant obliging
  • Similar: accommodating accommodative

    • Pronunciation in US: /kəmˈpleɪsənt/, kəmˈpleɪzənt/

  • Adjective: compliantWilling to do what pleases others.(archaic) polite, showing respect

    • Synonyms:

    accommodating, amiable, compliant, conciliatory, deferential, easy, friendly, generous, good-humored, good-natured, indulgent, lenient, mild, obliging, polite, solicitous, submissive, good-tempered, easy-going,

    Antonyms:

    antagonistic, discontented, dissatisfied, obstinate, disagreeable,

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