HyperDic: complaisant

English > 1 sense of the word complaisant:
ADJECTIVEallcomplaisant, obligingshowing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
complaisant > pronunciation
Soundskahmpley'sahnt
Rhymesabandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...
English > complaisant: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningshowing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others.
Example"to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover"
Synonymobliging
Broaderaccommodating, accommodativehelpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
Spanishatento, complaciente, servicial, solícito
Catalanatent, complaent, servicial, sol·lícit
Nounscomplaisancea disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

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