different between politiness vs complaisance

politiness

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complaisance

English

Alternative forms

  • complaisaunce (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

From French. See complaisant.

Noun

complaisance (countable and uncountable, plural complaisances)

  1. The quality of being complaisant, amiable or agreeable.

Translations


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k??.pl?.z??s/
  • Rhymes: -??s

Noun

complaisance f (plural complaisances)

  1. kindness
  2. complacency
  3. indulgence

Further reading

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

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