"complaisant" meaning in English

See complaisant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kəmˈpleɪsənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kəmˈpleɪsənt/ [US], /kəmˈpleɪzənt/ [US] Forms: more complaisant [comparative], most complaisant [superlative]
Etymology: From French complaisant (“willing to please”), from complaire, from Latin complacēre (“please well”), from com- (“with”) + placeō (“please”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|complaisant||willing to please}} French complaisant (“willing to please”), {{uder|en|la|complaceō|complacēre|t=please well}} Latin complacēre (“please well”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} complaisant (comparative more complaisant, superlative most complaisant)
  1. Compliant. Translations (compliant): отстъпчив (otstǎpčiv) (Bulgarian), voldoend (aan) (Dutch), passend (Dutch), cedema (Esperanto), føyelig (Norwegian Bokmål), foglig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-complaisant-en-adj-Siarsu89 Disambiguation of 'compliant': 90 9 1
  2. Willing to do what pleases others; obliging; agreeable. Synonyms: amenable Translations (willing to do what pleases others): внимателен (vnimatelen) (Bulgarian), любезен (ljubezen) (Bulgarian), tegemoetkomend (Dutch), welwillend (Dutch), willig (Dutch), komplezema (Esperanto), complaisant (French), gefällig (German), entgegenkommend (German), wohlwollend (German), imøtekommende (Norwegian Bokmål), velvillig (Norwegian Bokmål), villig (Norwegian Bokmål), complaciente (Spanish), tillmötesgående (Swedish)
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  3. (archaic) Polite; showing respect. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Personality Translations (polite): вежлив (vežliv) (Bulgarian), tegemoetkomend (Dutch), vriendelijk (Dutch), respectvol (Dutch), bonmaniera (Esperanto), ĝentila (Esperanto), artig (Swedish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: complaisantly, complaisantness, uncomplaisant Related terms: complaisance
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "polite",
      "word": "respectvol"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "polite",
      "word": "bonmaniera"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "polite",
      "word": "ĝentila"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "polite",
      "word": "artig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "complaisant"
}

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