Added 10 October 2026
complaisant
/kəmˈpleɪsənt/ adjective
Latin root: complacēre Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about complaisant at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From French complaisant (“willing to please”), from complaire, from Latin complacēre (“please well”), from com- (“with”) + placeō (“please”).
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