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complaisant

  (kəm-plā'sənt, -zənt) pronunciation
adj.

Exhibiting a desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging.

[French, from Old French, present participle of complaire, to please, from Latin complacēre. See complacent.]

complaisantly com·plai'sant·ly adv.
 
 
Thesaurus: complaisant

adjective

    Ready to do favors for another: accommodating, agreeable, indulgent, obliging. See help/harm/harmless, willing/unwilling.

 
Antonyms: complaisant

adj

Definition: agreeable
Antonyms: antagonistic, disagreeable, discontented, dissatisfied, obstinate


 
Word Tutor: complaisant
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Ready to serve; agreeable.

pronunciation William has always been complaisant when it comes to work in the community.

 
Translations: Translations for: Complaisant

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - imødekommende

Nederlands (Dutch)
inschikkelijk, gedienstig, eerbiedig

Français (French)
adj. - complaisant (littér)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gefällig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εκδουλευτικός, εξυπηρετικός, αβρόφρων, αβρός

Italiano (Italian)
compiacente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - complacente, polido

Русский (Russian)
услужливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - complaciente, amable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tillmötesgående, medgörlig

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
彬彬有礼的, 殷勤的, 柔顺的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 彬彬有禮的, 殷勤的, 柔順的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 고분고분한, 공손한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 愛想のよい, 親切な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) دمث, لطيف, لين, مستعد لأرضا الغير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נוח, אדיב‬


 
 

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