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complaisance (n.)
"civility and graciousness, desire to please," 1650s, from French complaisance (14c.), in Middle French "care or desire to please," from Medieval Latin complacentia "satisfaction, pleasure" (see complacence). Related: Complaisancy.
updated on February 09, 2018
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Dictionary entries near complaisance
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