Complaisant
31complaisant — a. obliging; desirous of pleasing. ♦ complaisance, n …
32complaisant — adj., serviable ; agréable, gracieux : konplézin (Villards Thônes) / konplyézê (Albanais), TA, E …
33complaisant — adj. 1 politely deferential. 2 willing to please; acquiescent. Usage: Often confused with complacent. Derivatives: complaisance n. Etymology: F f. complaire (stem complais ) acquiesce to please, f. L complacere: see COMPLACENCY …
34complacent, complaisant — The first means self satisfied, contented to the point of smugness. The second means affable and cheerfully obliging. If you are complacent, you are pleased with yourself. If you are complaisant, you wish to please others. Both words come from …
35complacent, complaisant — The first means self satisfied, contented to the point of smugness. The second means affable and cheerfully obliging. If you are complacent, you are pleased with yourself. If you are complaisant, you wish to please others. Both words come from …
36mari complaisant — foreign term Etymology: French complaisant husband ; cuckold who accepts his wife s infidelity …
37mari complaisant — noun A husband who tolerates his wifes adultery. She was reputed to have had many lovers, and Nessim was regarded as a mari complaisant …
38mari complaisant — /ma rē kɔ̃ ple zãˈ/ (French) noun A husband tolerant of his wife s infidelity ORIGIN: Fr, literally, obliging husband …
39complacent — complaisant …
40Complaisantly — 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 …