complaisant. gracious

  • 1gracious — gracious, cordial, affable, genial, sociable are used to describe persons or their words or acts who or which are markedly pleasant and easy in social intercourse. Gracious implies kindliness and courtesy especially to inferiors. When it carries… …

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  • 2Complaisant — Com plai*sant, a. [F. complaisant, p. pr. of complaire to acquiesce as a favor, fr. L. complacere. See {Complacent}.] Desirous to please; courteous; obliging; compliant; as, a complaisant gentleman. [1913 Webster] There are to whom my satire… …

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  • 3complaisant — obliging, good natured, *amiable Analogous words: affable, genial, cordial, *gracious: courteous, courtly, gallant, polite, *civil: *suave, urbane, politic, diplomatic, smooth, bland: agreeable, *pleasant, pleasing Antonyms: contrary, perverse …

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  • 4gracious — [adj] kind, giving accommodating, affable, amiable, amicable, approachable, beneficent, benevolent, benign, benignant, big hearted, bland, bonhomous, charitable, chivalrous, civil, compassionate, complaisant, congenial, considerate, cordial,… …

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  • 5gracious — adj 1. kind, kindly, benevolent, benign, benignant; kind hearted, warm hearted, warm; friendly, cordial, sociable, affable, amiable, pleasant, familiar; courteous, polite, well mannered, mannerly. 2. tasteful, comfortable, easy, luxurious; urbane …

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  • 6complaisant — complaisantly, adv. /keuhm play seuhnt, zeuhnt, kom pleuh zant /, adj. inclined or disposed to please; obliging; agreeable or gracious; compliant: the most complaisant child I ve ever met. [1640 50; < F (prp. of complaire) < L complacent (s. of&#8230; …

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  • 7complaisant — Synonyms and related words: abject, accepting, accommodating, accommodative, acquiescent, adaptable, adaptive, adjustable, affable, agreeable, amiable, amicable, assenting, attentive, benevolent, benign, benignant, blissful, cheerful, civil,&#8230; …

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  • 8gracious — Synonyms and related words: Bohemian, Christian, Christlike, Christly, accommodating, affable, affectionate, agreeable, amiable, amicable, approachable, attentive, beneficent, benevolent, benign, benignant, bighearted, blissful, bonhomous,&#8230; …

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  • 9complaisant — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. obliging, amiable, compliant; see docile , friendly 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. agreeable, obliging, pleasing, solicitous, gracious, accommodating, deferential, conciliatory, compliant. ANT.: disagreeable,&#8230; …

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  • 10complaisant — com plai·sant || nt adj. inclined to please, acquiescent; gracious …

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