What does complaisance mean?
Complaisance means The quality of being complaisant, amiable or agreeable..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The quality of being complaisant, amiable or agreeable..
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.
Use complaisance when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Complaisance means The quality of being complaisant, amiable or agreeable..
Common synonyms include deference, compliance, compliancy, obligingness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I see he has premeditated a Denial by the Complaisance of his Features.
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