Complaisant 601 Words You Need to Know
/kəmˈpleɪ.zənt/ (adj)
Definition
tending to please others through politeness and submissiveness, accommodating, acquiescent, supportive, willing, obliging, docile, cooperative, obedient, compliant
Example
Both complacent and complaisant descend from Latin complacere, “to please, to be pleasant,” but they have acquired different meanings in English.
Complacent (adjective): feeling or showing pleasure or satisfaction, especially in one’s own conditions; self-satisfied.
Complaisant (adjective): the action or habit of making oneself agreeable.
complaisance (noun): courtesy, politeness.
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Antonyms
Parts of speech
Noun: complaisance
Adverb: complaisantly
