complaisance
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noun
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
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1651
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