complaisance
the quality of being complaisant.
a complaisant act.
Origin of complaisance
1Other words from complaisance
- non·com·plai·sance, noun
- un·com·plai·sance, noun
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How to use complaisance in a sentence
Edward mixed his early complaisances with disagreeable reminders.
Sir William Wallace | A. F. MurisonWhat feebleness, what puerile complaisances this particular friendship may not be the source.
Evelyn Innes | George MooreI would have chosen reciprocal affection as its basis, and that my complaisances and attentions should flow from this source.
Some Noble Sisters | Edmund LeeThey consoled one another for their long periods of chastity by alternate complaisances.
Ancient Manners | Pierre Louys
British Dictionary definitions for complaisance
/ (kəmˈpleɪzəns) /
deference to the wishes of others; willing compliance
an act of willing compliance
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