complaisance
noun
com·plai·sance kəm-ˈplā-sᵊn(t)s 
-zᵊn(t)s;
ˌkäm-plā-ˈzan(t)s,
-plə-,
-ˈzän(t)s
: disposition to please or comply : affability
Synonyms
- amenability
- amiability
- good-naturedness
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Example Sentences
the complaisance of his girlfriend is such that she meekly goes along with everything he says
Recent Examples on the Web What is lost is the look of complaisance that defines young founders looking for capital. 
Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 2 Mar. 2021 There are more emphatic reasons for the market’s complaisance. Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2016
Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 2 Mar. 2021 There are more emphatic reasons for the market’s complaisance. Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2016 Word History
First Known Use
1651, in the meaning defined above
complaisance
noun
as in amenability
a desire or disposition to please the complaisance of his girlfriend is such that she meekly goes along with everything he says Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- amenability
- friendliness
- pleasantness
- submissiveness
- amiability
- passivity
- cordiality
- geniality
- affability
- acquiescence
- sociability
- agreeableness
- compliance
- good-naturedness
- amicability
- congeniality
- docility
- graciousness
- kindliness
- kindheartedness
- warmheartedness
- amicableness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- disagreeableness
- sullenness
- surliness
- disobedience
- ungraciousness
- recalcitrance
- intractability
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