English → Latin
“complaisant” in Latin
hūmānushuman (of man, people); humane, kind, philanthropic; cultured, refinedcommoduscomfortable, commodious, suitable, useful, convenient, becoming; opportune, timely, tidy; pleasant, friendlyfacilisthat may or can be done or made; easy, facile; ready, quick, easily movingcomaThe hair of the head.; foliage, ears, blades, stalks of trees, grass (as though resembling hair)officiōsusattentive, dutiful, obliging; officiousbenignuskind, good, friendly, pleasant; beneficent, obliging, bounteous; favorable, mild
The English word complaisant itself goes back to Latin plācō, through complaceō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
complaisant
humanus: commodus: facilis: comis: placendi studiosus (Ov., A.A., 3, 4, 23): officiosus. benignus [SYN. in OBLIGING]. to be complaisant, facilem se praebere: officiosum, etc. esse (in aliquem).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for complaisant?
- The usual Latin words for “complaisant” are hūmānus, commodus, facilis; also coma, officiōsus, benignus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.