English Dictionary
Definition of “complaisant”
Word Frequency
complaisant (kəmˈpleɪzənt
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Definitions
adjective
- showing a desire to comply or oblige; polite
Derived Forms
comˈplaisantly adverbWord Origin
C17: from French complaire, from Latin complacēre to please greatly; compare complacentSynonyms
View thesaurus entryExample Sentences Including 'complaisant'
Grives was excessively polite: `I want to be recorded in your diary as a pleasant & complaisant juvenile'cos you're a very good leading man.The Kenneth Williams Diaries
However, if someone wanted an ikon which he might come across in Georgia, he was complaisant enough to oblige.Somewhere East of Life
Punishment has been meted out and the police, along with their complaisant magistrates, have been prosecutor, judge and jury.Outlook India (2004)
The explanation given is that a wittol is "a man who is aware of and complaisant about the infidelity of his wife" (Weekend, May 18).Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Their drawings of children with roses and plump, complaisant matrons fetched fortunes at auction.The Image of Laura
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