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Complaisant
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Desirous to please; courteous; obliging; compliant; as, a complaisant gentleman. There are to whom my satire seems too bold: Scarce to wise Peter complaisant enough. Pope.
Synonyms: Obliging; courteous; affable; gracious; civil; polite; well-bred. See Obliging. Com"plai*sant`ly, adv. Com"plai*sant`ness, n.