Monday, August 08, 2016

complaisance

Definition: (noun) A disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others.
Synonyms: deference, compliancy, obligingness, compliance.
Usage: He complied with her request, and answered her challenge in a large wine-cup; she then proceeded with her story, as if appeased by his complaisance.
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