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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPLAISANTLY

complaisantly  [kəmˈpleɪz əntlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPLAISANTLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Complaisantly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES COMPLAISANTLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Compliance

Compliance can mean: ▪ In mechanical science, the inverse of stiffness ▪ In healthcare: ▪ Compliance, a patient's adherence to a recommended course of treatment ▪ Compliance, the tendency of a hollow organ to resist recoil toward its original dimensions ▪ Pulmonary compliance, change in lung volume for applied or dynamic pressure ▪ Compliance, responding favorably to a request offered by others ▪ Regulatory compliance, adherence to standards, regulations, and other requirements ▪ Environmental compliance, conforming to environmental laws, regulations, standards and other requirements ▪ Compliance, released in 2012 ▪ Standards compliant, meaning compliance to web standards...

Definition of complaisantly in the English dictionary

The definition of complaisantly in the dictionary is in a deferential and polite way.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPLAISANTLY


accordantly
əˈkɔːd əntlɪ
apparently
əˈpærəntlɪ
ardently
ˈɑːd əntlɪ
complacently
kəmˈpleɪs əntlɪ
consistently
kənˈsɪstəntlɪ
constantly
ˈkɒnstəntlɪ
contingently
kənˈtɪndʒ əntlɪ
conversantly
kənˈvɜːs əntlɪ
currently
ˈkʌrəntlɪ
deficiently
dɪˈfɪʃ əntlɪ
differently
ˈdɪfrəntlɪ
discordantly
dɪsˈkɔːd əntlɪ
effervescently
ˌɛfəˈvɛs əntlɪ
efficiently
ɪˈfɪʃ əntlɪ
excrescently
ɪkˈskrɛs əntlɪ
frequently
ˈfriːkwəntlɪ
independently
ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntlɪ
instantly
ˈɪnstəntlɪ
recently
ˈriːsəntlɪ
significantly
sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPLAISANTLY

complacence
complacencies
complacency
complacent
complacently
complain
complainant
complainer
complainingly
complainings
complaint
complaints procedure
complaisance
complaisant
complanate
complanation
compleat
complect
complected
complement

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPLAISANTLY

abundantly
blatantly
brilliantly
concomitantly
consequently
consonantly
defiantly
dominantly
elegantly
exorbitantly
flagrantly
importantly
incessantly
insignificantly
pleasantly
predominantly
radiantly
recreantly
redundantly
reluctantly
vigilantly

Synonyms and antonyms of complaisantly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «complaisantly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPLAISANTLY

Find out the translation of complaisantly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of complaisantly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «complaisantly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

complaisantly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

complacientemente
570 millions of speakers

English

complaisantly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

complaisantly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

complaisantly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

complaisantly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

complaisantly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

complaisantly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

complaisamment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersiap sedia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gefällig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

complaisantly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

complaisantly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Complaisantly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

complaisantly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

complaisantly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनुरुपपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

complaisantly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

complaisantly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

complaisantly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

complaisantly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

complaisantly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

complaisantly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

complaisantly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

complaisantly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

complaisantly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of complaisantly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPLAISANTLY»

The term «complaisantly» is used very little and occupies the 181.502 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPLAISANTLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «complaisantly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «complaisantly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about complaisantly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPLAISANTLY»

Discover the use of complaisantly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to complaisantly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Complete English-Latin and Latin-English Dictionary
COMPLAISANTLY. alter! oUequl, indulgiere. — To be cmplaisant in every thing i alteriiu adartHtrium et nutum tutum se fingere ci üTommodarc, Cic Complaiiantly. ad. Im'ulgenter, Cic. ; obsequen- ter. Plin. Complement. s. Complementum, Cic.
Joseph Esmond Riddle, 1870
2
The Chinese Classics
But he bows complaisantly to his competitors ; thus he ascends the hall, descends, and exacts the forfeit of drinking. In his contention, he is still the Keun- tsze." VIII. 1. Tsze- hea asked, saying, " What is the meaning of the passage — ' The ...
James Legge, 1890
3
The International library of famous literature: selected ...
A creature, in thy way of life, is more complaisantly treated than an honest wife ; but mark the end of it ! " She read to herself till she came to the following words : " ' I could have wished ' — Prithee, Jackey, mind this — ' 1 could have wished we ...
Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl, 1900
4
The universal anthology: a collection of the best ...
A creature, in thy way of life, is more complaisantly treated than an honest wife ; but mark the end of it ! " She read to herself till she came to the following words : '" I could have wished' — Prithee, Jackey, mind this — 'I could have wished we ...
Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Léon Vallée (i.e. Alexandre Léon), 1899
5
The International library of famous literature: selections ...
A creature, in thy way of life, is more complaisantly treated than an honest wife ; but mark the end of it ! " She read to herself till she came to the following words: " ' I could have wished ' — Prithee, Jack ey, mind this — ' 1 could have wished WE ...
Nathan Haskell Dole, Forrest Morgan, Caroline Ticknor, 1898
6
The Bibliophile library of literature, art and rare manuscripts
Vastly tender 1 A creature, in thy way of life, is more complaisantly treated than an honest wife ; but mark the end of it ! " She read to herself till she came to the following words: " 1 I could have wished ' — Prithee, Jackey, mind this — 4 I could ...
Forrest Morgan, Caroline Ticknor, 1904
7
Current Opinion
“Now I could do it,” she said complaisantly. And so she could. My sister never plumes herself on a quality she does not possess. “Are you going to use the tone and everything?" I said somewhat timidly. “You wait and see.” She hesitated some ...
Edward Jewitt Wheeler, Frank Crane, 1897
8
A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes
'she Chinese complaisantly takes his bett' With his big wise, and is with caudle sed.- How would our tender British beauties shriek, To see slim beaux on builds their lances break ! Yet no Lucinda, inheroicSpArN, Admits a youth, but who his ...
Robert Dodsley, 1782
9
Confucian Way
97 The Master said,“The superior manhas no contentions. Ifitbe said hecannot avoid them, shall this beinarchery? But hebows complaisantly tohis competitors; thus heascendsthe hall, descends and imposses on the loser the forfeit of drinking, ...
Chen,, 2013
10
The Soul of Poetry Inside Kim-Van-Kieu
Thuy Lexuan. Sửa-sang buồm giό, lèo mây, Khuyển, Ưng lại lựa một bầy côn- quang. Dặn-dò kết các mọi đường, Thuần phong một lá, vượt sang bên Tề. And told her to do as she wished, complaisantly. They had sails and halyards well ...
Thuy Lexuan, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPLAISANTLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term complaisantly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Review: Vortex's production of Sternheim's 'Underpants' falls short of …
When he says complaisantly to Cohen that the Jewish barber is proof that the individual is not necessarily indicative of the group, Cohen shoots ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jun 15»
2
'Mad Men's Stephanie Drake Talks Don Draper & Possible …
... Season 7 by using her comedy prowess to make Meredith — the complaisantly doe-eyed secretary she portrays — a certified scene stealer. «Bustle, Apr 15»
3
Ukraine is worst of Obama's many foreign policy disasters
With respect to Israel, Obama accepted complaisantly — until one week ago — the defiance and disdain of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin ... «The Japan Times, Mar 15»
4
The Ukraine Mess Is the Worst of Obama's Many Foreign Policy …
With respect to Israel, President Obama accepted complaisantly—until one week ago—the defiance and disdain of Israel's Prime Minister ... «Truthdig, Mar 15»
5
How a Nixon Lawyer Fell Out of Love with Tricky Dick and Came to …
But Petersen signaled that he had nothing to fear and complaisantly asked to know about other such White House operations, because “I can't ... «The New Republic, Oct 14»
6
Court: Releasing Images of Guantanamo Prisoner Would Incite …
Furthermore, it would be much easier to accept the arguments advanced by the government and complaisantly adopted as some kind of ... «Firedoglake, Sep 14»
7
Chefs set menus to stop whining diners abusing venues
... it doesn't apply only to tax breaks and welfare churn, it won't be long until those so complaisantly and righteously entitled will expect chefs to ... «The Age, Aug 14»
8
Anders Zorn: Sweden's Master Painter, National Academy Museum …
In one of the finest of these made-to-order portraits a dapper fellow in a crisp striped suit complaisantly receives the tribute of Zorn's dazzling ... «Financial Times, Mar 14»
9
I Didn't Have Sex for a Year, and I'm Still Married
If we're married with kids, we might as well just forget romance: Maybe we brush each other's dishpan hands as we complaisantly pass the ... «Huffington Post, Feb 14»
10
Celebrating Palestinian Resistance and Resilience
... and as they await justice—the right to return to the homes and land from which they were forcibly expelled—they don't do so complaisantly. «Center for Research on Globalization, Jun 12»

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