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complaisant
/kəmˈpleɪsənt/
adj 3
Collocations
2COMPLAISANT + NOUN
child, husband, mary, wife
ADV.
always, rarely
Definitions
adj
1
Compliant.
2
Willing to do what pleases others; obliging; agreeable.
Replay our conversation You threw your accusations I'm always so complaisant I never change the station
3
Polite; showing respect.
The People who had often heard of me, were very curious to croud about the Sedan, and the Girl was complaiſant enough to make the Bearers ſtop, and to take me in her Hand that I might be conveniently ſeen.
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Synonyms
adjective — showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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Replay our conversation You threw your accusations I'm always so complaisant I never change the station
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The People who had often heard of me, were very curious to croud about the Sedan, and the Girl was complaiſant enough to make the Bearers ſtop, and to take me in her Hand that I might be conveniently
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Susan was so complaisant that she rarely did anything she would have preferred to do.
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Tom was a complaisant child.
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Tom's complaisant wife Mary is a stark contrast to his fiercely independent sister Alice.
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Tom is a complaisant husband.
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