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Complaisant

[kəm-PLAY-sənt]

Part of speech: adjective

Origin: French, mid-17th century

1.

Willing to please others; obliging; agreeable.

Examples of Complaisant in a sentence

"Larger breeds of dogs tend to be incredibly sweet and complaisant pets."

"The dentist found that her new receptionist was both competent and complaisant."

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