compliant
complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way: a man with a compliant nature.
manufactured or produced in accordance with a specified body of rules (usually used in combination): Energy Star-compliant computers.
Origin of compliant
1Other words from compliant
- com·pli·ant·ly, adverb
- o·ver·com·pli·ant, adjective
- pre·com·pli·ant, adjective
- qua·si-com·pli·ant, adjective
- qua·si-com·pli·ant·ly, adverb
- un·com·pli·ant, adjective
- un·com·pli·ant·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with compliant
- complacent, complaisant, compliant
Words Nearby compliant
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How to use compliant in a sentence
Rio Tinto also reiterated that holdings in the mine are fully compliant with the current sanctions regime.
Some of the most important accommodations are not line-skipping, nor expensive ADA-compliant building regulations.
Disney World Means Everything to a Special Needs Mom | Elizabeth Picciuto | July 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe problem is, for this doctrine to succeed, the world must be compliant.
“His overall behavior has been mostly compliant and non-hostile toward the guard force and staff,” it says.
4 of ‘Taliban 5’ Will Likely Fight Again, U.S. Spies Say | Eli Lake, Kimberly Dozier | June 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the compliant reports that Loewen was ready for action a week later.
Terry Lee Loewen, the Mellow Kansas Man Who Dreamed of Jihad | Michael Daly | December 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Festing was doubtful, but they found Norton, the contractor's engineer, more compliant than he hoped.
The Girl From Keller's | Harold BindlossBelief in the real change gave her full view of the compliant coward she had been.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete | George MeredithThere certainly was a copy of "Frankenstein," and fifty years ago our flesh was so compliant as to creep during its perusal.
Somehow Good | William de MorganDave was impressed to utter lack of speech, and resumed work upon the again compliant affair without comment.
The Wrong Twin | Harry Leon WilsonIn manners she was easy and compliant: in discourse sometimes grave and sometimes merry.
The Lady of Lynn | Walter Besant
British Dictionary definitions for compliant
compliable
/ (kəmˈplaɪənt) /
complying, obliging, or yielding
Derived forms of compliant
- compliantly or compliably, adverb
- compliantness or compliableness, noun
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