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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Complaisant \Com"plai*sant\, a. [F. complaisant, p. pr. of
     complaire to acquiesce as a favor, fr. L. complacere. See
     Complacent.]
     Desirous to please; courteous; obliging; compliant; as, a
     complaisant gentleman.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           There are to whom my satire seems too bold:
           Scarce to wise Peter complaisant enough. --Pope.
  
     Syn: Obliging; courteous; affable; gracious; civil; polite;
          well-bred. See Obliging. -- Com"plai*sant`ly, adv.
          -- Com"plai*sant`ness, n.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Complaisant \Com"plai*sant\, a. [F. complaisant, p. pr. of
     complaire to acquiesce as a favor, fr. L. complacere. See
     Complacent.]
     Desirous to please; courteous; obliging; compliant; as, a
     complaisant gentleman.
  
           There are to whom my satire seems too bold: Scarce to
           wise Peter complaisant enough.           --Pope.
  
     Syn: Obliging; courteous; affable; gracious; civil; polite;
          well-bred. See Obliging. -- Com"plai*sant`ly, adv.
          -- Com"plai*sant`ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  complaisant
       adj : showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others; "to
             close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife
             has taken a lover"; "the obliging waiter was in no
             hurry for us to leave" [syn: obliging]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  complaisant
     Γαλλικά a.
     1 εξυπηρετικός, φιλοφρονητικός
     2 επιεικής με τον εαυτό του

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  complaisant
     French a.
     (l en complaisant), obliging, eager to please
     French part.p.
     (present participle of fr complaire)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  complaisant
     a.
     1 compliant.
     2 Willing to do what please others; obliging; (l en agreeable).
     3 (lb en archaic) polite; showing respect.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  complaisant
     French a.
     (l en complaisant), obliging, eager to please
     French part.p.
     (present participle of fr complaire)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  complaisant
     French a.
     (l en complaisant), obliging, eager to please
     French part.p.
     (present participle of fr complaire)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  complaisant
     Englanti a.
     kohtelias, hyväntahtoinen

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Complaisant /kəmplˈeɪsənt/
  قنوع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  complaisant //kəmˈpleɪsənt// //kəmˈpleɪzənt// 
  1. отстъпчив
  compliant
  2. вежлив
  polite
  3. внимателен, любезен
  willing to do what pleases others

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  complaisant /kəmplˈeɪsənt/ 
  ochotný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  complaisant /kəmplˈeɪsənt/
  nachgiebig, fügsam, ergeben  [soc.]
     Synonyms: acquiescent, biddable
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  complaisant /kəmplˈeɪsənt/
  ljubazan, popustljiv, uslužan, učtiv

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  complaisant /kəmplˈeɪsənt/
  1. engedékeny
  2. szolgálatkész
  3. nyájas
  4. szívélyes
  5. udvarias
  6. elôzékeny

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  complaisant //kəmˈpleɪsənt// //kəmˈpleɪzənt// 
  1. foglig
  compliant
  2. artig
  polite
  3. tillmötesgående
  willing to do what pleases others

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  complaisant /kɔ̃plɛzˈɑ̃/
  servijus, laouen

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (mari c.) complaisant /kɔ̃plɛzˈɑ̃/
  golo-pod (goloioù-pod /ɡolwaˈupˈɔd/)

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  complaisant /kɔ̃plɛzˈɑ̃/
  lezober

From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:fra-eng ]

  complaisant /kɔ̃plɛzɑ̃/ 
  kind, obliging

From français-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-fin ]

  complaisant /kɔ̃.plɛ.zɑ̃/ 
  mukaantuva
  Qui a de la complaisance

From French-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:fra-nld ]

  complaisant /kõplɛzã/
  1. bereidvaardig, bereidwillig, schikkelijk, voorkomend, welwillend
  2. attent, toeschietelijk

From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-por ]

  complaisant /kɔ̃.plɛ.zɑ̃/ 
  complacente
  Qui a de la complaisance

From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-rus ]

  complaisant /kɔ̃.plɛ.zɑ̃/ 
  1. услужливый
  (En particulier) (Politique) Qui favorise la classe dirigeante
  2. снисходительный
  (En particulier) Qui favorise les galanteries d'un autre
  3. любезный
  Qui a de la complaisance

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/kəmˈpɫeɪsənt/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/kɔ̃plɛzɑ̃/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  121 Moby Thesaurus words for "complaisant":
     abject, accepting, accommodating, accommodative, acquiescent,
     adaptable, adaptive, adjustable, affable, agreeable, amiable,
     amicable, assenting, attentive, benevolent, benign, benignant,
     blissful, cheerful, civil, compatible, compliable, compliant,
     complying, conformable, congenial, consenting, considerate,
     cordial, courteous, decent, deferential, delicate, desirable,
     dulcet, easy, en rapport, enjoyable, fair, fair and pleasant,
     felicific, felicitous, fine, flexible, generous, genial, gentle,
     good, good-humored, good-natured, good-tempered, goodly, graceful,
     gracious, grateful, gratifying, harmonious, heart-warming, heedful,
     helpful, honeyed, indulgent, kind, kindly, lenient, likable,
     malleable, mellifluous, mellow, mellowy, mild, mindful,
     mindful of others, mollified, nice, nondissenting, nonresistant,
     nonresisting, nonresistive, nonrigid, obedient, obliging,
     other-directed, overindulgent, overpermissive, passive, permissive,
     plastic, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, pleasure-giving,
     pleasureful, pliant, polite, regardful, resigned, respectful,
     rewarding, satisfying, servile, soft, soft as putty, softened,
     solicitous, submissive, subservient, supine, sweet, tactful,
     tender, thoughtful, tolerant, tractable, unassertive,
     uncomplaining, unresistant, unresisting, urbane, welcome,
     whisper-soft
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 彬彬有礼的,殷勤的,柔顺的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 彬彬有礼的,殷勤的,柔顺的

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