Wednesday 1st June
2016
Complaisant \ [kuh m-pley-suh nt,
-zuh nt, kom-pluh-zant]
adjectivejectiv
1. inclined or disposed to please; obliging; agreeable or gracious; compliant:
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Quotes
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... Emma was obliged, in common honesty, to stop and admit that her own
behaviour to him had been so complaisant and obliging, so full of courtesy and
attention, as (supposing her real motive unperceived) might warrant a man of
ordinary observation and delicacy, like Mr. Elton, in fancying himself a very decided
favorite.
...Jane Austen, Emma 1815
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Origin
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Complaisant can be traced to the Latin verb complacēre meaning "to please."It entered
English in the mid-1600’s.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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