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easygoing

English

Etymology

easy +? going

Adjective

easygoing (comparative more easygoing, superlative most easygoing)

  1. (of a person) calm, relaxed, casual and informal
  2. (of a journey or pace) unhurried

Translations

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complaisant

English

Etymology

From French complaisant (willing to please), from complaire, from Latin complac?re, present active infinitive of complace? (please well), from com- (with) + place? (please).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k?m?ple?s?nt/
  • Homophone: complacent
  • (US) IPA(key): /k?m?ple?s?nt/, /k?m?ple?z?nt/

Adjective

complaisant (comparative more complaisant, superlative most complaisant)

  1. Compliant.
  2. Willing to do what pleases others; obliging.
  3. (archaic) Polite; showing respect.

Usage notes

  • Complaisant should not be confused with its homophone, complacent.

Derived terms

  • complaisantly

Related terms

  • complaisance

Translations


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k??.pl?.z??/

Verb

complaisant

  1. present participle of complaire

Adjective

complaisant (feminine singular complaisante, masculine plural complaisants, feminine plural complaisantes)

  1. complaisant, obliging, eager to please

Derived terms

  • mari complaisant

Further reading

  • “complaisant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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