complaisance

noun

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com·plai·sance | \ kəm-ˈplā-sᵊn(t)s

, -zᵊn(t)s; ˌkäm-plā-ˈzan(t)s, -plə-, -ˈzän(t)s \

Definition of complaisance

: disposition to please or comply : affability

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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

Recent Examples on the Web What is lost is the look of complaisance that defines young founders looking for capital. — Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 2 Mar. 2021 There are more emphatic reasons for the market’s complaisance. — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2016

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