complaisance

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complaisance

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From French. See complaisant. By surface analysis, com- + plaisance.

noun complaisances · complaisaunce

  1. countable, uncountable The quality of being complaisant, amiable or agreeable. I see he has premeditated a Denial by the Complaisance of his Features.

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noun quality of being complaisant

Españolcomplaciencia
Portuguêscomplacência
DeutschGefälligkeit, Verbindlichkeit

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"complaisance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/complaisance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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complaisance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/complaisance

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"complaisance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/complaisance.

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@misc{complaisance_2026,
  title = {complaisance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/complaisance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}