Definition of complaisance
:disposition to please or comply :affability
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com·plai·sance
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kəm-ˈplā-sᵊn(t)s
,
-zᵊn(t)s
;
ˌkäm-plā-ˈzan(t)s
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-plə-
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-ˈzän(t)s
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Examples of complaisance in a Sentence
the complaisance of his girlfriend is such that she meekly goes along with everything he says
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There are more emphatic reasons for the market’s complaisance.
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First Known Use of complaisance
1651
complaisance Synonyms
Synonyms
amenability, amiability, good-naturednessRelated Words
affability, amicability, amicableness, congeniality, cordiality, friendliness, geniality, sociability; agreeableness, graciousness, pleasantness; kindheartedness, kindliness, warmheartedness; acquiescence, compliance, docility, passivity, submissivenessNear Antonyms
disagreeableness, sullenness, surliness, ungraciousness; disobedience, intractability, recalcitranceLearn More about complaisance
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