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complaisance

noun [U]
 
 
/kəmˈpleɪ.zəns/ US  /-səns/ formal

Definition

willingness to please others by being polite and fitting in with their plansObedient and compliantObeying and breaking the law complaisant
 
 
/-zənt/ US  /-sənt/ adjective
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