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complaisance

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com⋅plai⋅sance

  [kuhm-pley-suhns, -zuhns, kom-pluh-zans]
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–noun
1. the quality of being complaisant.
2. a complaisant act.
Origin:
1645–55; < F; see complaisant, -ance
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com·plai·sance   (kəm-plā'səns, -zəns)   
n.  The inclination to comply willingly with the wishes of others; amiability.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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