complaisant

Etymology

From French complaisant (“willing to please”), from complaire, from Latin complacēre, present active infinitive of complaceō (“please well”), from com- (“with”) + placeō (“please”).

adj

  1. Compliant.
  2. Willing to do what pleases others; obliging; agreeable.
    Coordinate term: (stronger and more negative) obsequious
  3. (archaic) Polite; showing respect.

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