complaisance

«complaisance» in Mova's school dictionary: Old use: politeness and a readiness to please others… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (complaisance)

meaning for a pupil

Old use: politeness and a readiness to please others, being kind and obliging. tree →

sense 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 →
• Good manners and complaisance make friends. tree →
• Kindness and complaisance are often rewarded. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «complaisance» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.