n. [ F. complaisance. See Complaisant, and cf. Complacence. ] Disposition to please or oblige; obliging compliance with the wishes of others; a deportment indicative of a desire to please; courtesy; civility. [ 1913 Webster ]
These [ ladies ] . . . are by the just complaisance and gallantry of our nation the most powerful part of our people. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
They strive with their own hearts and keep them down, In complaisance to all the fools in town. Young.
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Complaisance \Com"plai*sance`\ (?; 277), n. [F. complaisance.
See {Complaisant}, and cf. {Complacence}.]
Disposition to please or oblige; obliging compliance with the
wishes of others; a deportment indicative of a desire to
please; courtesy; civility.
[1913 Webster]
These [ladies] . . . are by the just complaisance and
gallantry of our nation the most powerful part of our
people. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
They strive with their own hearts and keep them down,
In complaisance to all the fools in town. --Young.
Syn: Civility; courtesy; urbanity; suavity; affability; good
breeding.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
complaisance
n 1: a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
[syn: {complaisance}, {compliance}, {compliancy},
{obligingness}, {deference}]
From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]:
complaisance /kɔ̃plɛzɑ̃s/
favor; favour
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