Complaisant
/kəmˈpleɪ.zənt/noun
Willing to please others; obliging.
Did you know?The word 'complaisant' has roots in the Latin 'complacere,' which translates to 'to please together,' hinting at its deep ties to social harmony and servitude.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
complacere
“to please together, to be agreeable”
Old French
Old French
complaissant
“pleasing, agreeable, obliging”
14th Century
Middle English
compleisaunt
“willing to please, agreeable”
Modern English
English
complaisant
“showing a desire to please others, often to a fault.”