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complaisant
/kəmˈpleɪsənt/
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What does complaisant mean?
adjective
- Compliant.
- Willing to do what pleases others; obliging; agreeable.
More meanings (1)
adjective
- (archaic) Polite; showing respect.
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IPA pronunciation
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Is not man's complaisant stomach, adapted to the largest variety of nourishment, one of his great zoological privileges?
In the most reserved of modern societies the women who represent their highest flower are notoriously complaisant to royalty.
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But their reputation was chiefly raised by sending the tripod to them all, by their modest refusal, and complaisant yielding to one another.
The behaviour of the young colt and foal appeared very modest, and that of the master and mistress extremely cheerful and complaisant to their guest.
“That’s a complaisant spirit—and perhaps you are right. With a lover hanging about, a half-marriage should be completed. But I repeat my reminder this third and last time.”