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Definition of complaisant adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

complaisant

adjective

NAmE//kəmˈpleɪsnt//

, NAmE//kəmˈpleɪznt//

(old-fashioned)

ready to accept other people's actions and opinions and to do what other people want She was a complaisant wife and dutiful daughter.

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complaisance

NAmE//kəmˈpleɪsns//

, NAmE//kəmˈpleɪzns//

noun [uncountable]See complaisant in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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