Definition of Complaisance
Com´plai`sance`
n.
1.
Disposition
to
please
or
oblige
;
obliging
compliance
with
the
wishes
of
others
;
a
deportment
indicative
of
a
desire
to
please
;
courtesy
;
civility
.
These
[
ladies
] . . .
are
by
the
just
complaisance
and
gallantry
of
our
nation
the
most
powerful
part
of
our
people
.
- Addison.
They
strive
with
their
own
hearts
and
keep
them
down
,
In
complaisance
to
all
the
fools
in
town
.
- Young.
Related Words
agreeability
,
agreeableness
,
compliance
,
compliancy
,
deference
,
obligingness
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