complaisant
81incomplaisant — incomplaisant, ante (in kon plê zan, zant ) adj. Qui n est pas complaisant. • Je suis complaisant à l accoutumée, c est à dire incomplaisant tout à fait, mais je n y saurais que faire ; il n y a moyen que je force mon humeur, MALH. Lett. II, 14 …
82amiable — amiable, good natured, obliging, complaisant mean having or manifesting the desire or disposition to please. All may refer either to moods or to temperaments. Amiable usually implies friendliness, affability, or kindliness, qualities that inspire …
83complacent — complacent, complaisant have the same pronunciation apart from s in the first and z in the second. Both are derived from the Latin word complacere ‘to please’. Complacent means ‘calmly confident’ and normally has unfavourable connotations, i.e.… …
84com|plai´sant|ness — com|plai|sant «kuhm PLAY zuhnt, KOM pluh zant», adjective. 1. inclined to do what is asked; obliging; gracious: »The Prince, who was excessively complaisant, told her the whole story three times over (Oliver Goldsmith). SYNONYM(S): affable,… …
85com|plai´sant|ly — com|plai|sant «kuhm PLAY zuhnt, KOM pluh zant», adjective. 1. inclined to do what is asked; obliging; gracious: »The Prince, who was excessively complaisant, told her the whole story three times over (Oliver Goldsmith). SYNONYM(S): affable,… …
86com|plai|sant — «kuhm PLAY zuhnt, KOM pluh zant», adjective. 1. inclined to do what is asked; obliging; gracious: »The Prince, who was excessively complaisant, told her the whole story three times over (Oliver Goldsmith). SYNONYM(S): affable, courteous. 2. =… …
87Complacent — Com*pla cent, a. [L. complacens very pleasing, p. pr. of complacere; com + placere to please: cf. F. complaisant. See {Please} and cf. {Complaisant}.] Self satisfied; contented; kindly; as, a complacent temper; a complacent smile. [1913 Webster]… …
88Gene Wilder — Infobox actor name = Gene Wilder imagesize = caption = Wilder at a book signing, May 2007 birthname = Jerome Silberman birthdate = birth date and age|mf=yes|1933|6|11 deathdate = birthplace = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA occupation = Comedic actor… …
89A Mad Couple Well-Match'd — is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy written by Richard Brome. It was first published in the 1653 Brome collection Five New Plays , issued by the booksellers Humphrey Moseley, Richard Marriot, and Thomas Dring.Date and performanceHard evidence… …
90Sandy Dennis — Sandra „Sandy“ Dale Dennis (* 27. April 1937 in Hastings, Nebraska; † 2. März 1992 in Westport, Connecticut) war eine US amerikanische Schauspielerin. Neben einer erfolgreichen Bühnenkarriere trat sie in über 30 Film und Fernsehproduktionen in… …
