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complaisance
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Origin
com·plai·sance
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noun
1.
the quality of being
complaisant
.
2.
a
complaisant
act.
Origin:
1645–55;
<
French;
see
complaisant
,
-ance
Related forms
non·com·plai·sance,
noun
un·com·plai·sance,
noun
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complaisance
(kəmˈpleɪzəns)
—
n
1.
deference to the wishes of others; willing compliance
2.
an act of willing compliance
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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complaisance
1650s, from Fr. complaisance (14c.) "care or desire to please," from M.L. complacentia (see
complacence
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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