complaisance

com·plai·sance

noun
\kəm-ˈplā-s^ən(t)s, -z^ən(t)s; ˌkäm-plā-ˈzan(t)s, -plə-, -ˈzän(t)s\

Definition of COMPLAISANCE

: disposition to please or comply : affability

Examples of COMPLAISANCE

1. <the complaisance of his girlfriend is such that she meekly goes along with everything he says>

First Known Use of COMPLAISANCE

1651

Related to COMPLAISANCE

Synonyms: amenability, amiability, good-naturedness

Related Words: affability, amicability, amicableness, congeniality, cordiality, friendliness, geniality, sociability; agreeableness, graciousness, pleasantness; kindheartedness, kindliness, warmheartedness; acquiescence, compliance, docility, passivity, submissiveness

Near Antonyms: disagreeableness, sullenness, surliness, ungraciousness; disobedience, intractability, recalcitrance

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Rhymes with COMPLAISANCE

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