Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

complaisance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: com-plai-sance
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being complaisant, amiable or agreeable.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I see he has premeditated a Denial by the Complaisance of his Features."
"It is no wonder that in an age when this kind of merit is so little in fashion, and so slenderly provided for, persons possessed of it should very eagerly flock to a place where they were sure of being received with great complaisance; indeed, where they might enjoy almost the same advantages of a liberal fortune as if they were entitled to it in their own right."

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

complaisances (plural) complaisaunce (alternative)

Synonyms

compliance compliancy obligingness deference

Questions

What does complaisance mean?: The quality of being complaisant, amiable or agreeable.
Where does complaisance come from?: From French. See complaisant. By surface analysis, com- + plaisance.

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