complaisant 音标拼音: [kəmpl'esənt]
a . 彬彬有礼的,殷勤的,柔顺的
彬彬有礼的,殷勤的,柔顺的
complaisant adj 1 :
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 " [
synonym : {
complaisant }, {
obliging }]
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 ]
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
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