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# complaisance

noun (complaisance)

«complaisance» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Old use: politeness and a readiness to please others, being kind and obliging. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complaisance/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old verse, good manners that are rewarded in the end; "civil behaviour" needs a little complaisance

### Examples

- He showed complaisance by giving his seat to the old man. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complaisance/#x1)
- Good manners and complaisance make friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complaisance/#x2)
- Kindness and complaisance are often rewarded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complaisance/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «complaisance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complaisance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«complaisance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/complaisance.html) on Mova free.