Complaisance

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The inclination to comply willingly with the wishes of others; amiability.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The quality of being complaisant, amiable or agreeable.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Disposition to please or oblige; obliging compliance with the wishes of others; a deportment indicative of a desire to please; courtesy; civility.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Civility and graciousness; that manner of address and behavior in social intercourse which gives pleasure; affability; courtesy; desire to please; acquiescence (in another's wishes) or conformity (to another's desires or comfort) for courtesy's sake.
  • n. Synonyms Complacency, Complaisance (see complacence), urbanity, suavity, deference, good breeding, politeness.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
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    suavity    courtesy    civility    urbanity    affability    good breeding   
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