compliant
[ kuhm-plahy-uhnt ]
adjective
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
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British Dictionary definitions for compliant
compliant
compliable
/ (kəmˈplaɪənt) /
adjective
complying, obliging, or yielding
Derived forms of compliant
- compliantly or compliably, adverb
- compliantness or compliableness, noun
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