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Complaisant Kəmˈpleɪzənt Com•Plai•Sant Bre Adjective  Word Origin Old Fashioned

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BrE /kəmˈpleɪzənt/

NAmE /kəmˈpleɪzənt/
adjective
 word origin
(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.
com•plai•sance
/BrE kəmˈpleɪzəns; NAmE kəmˈpleɪzəns/ noun [uncountable]

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