English → Latin
“obliging” in Latin
comaThe hair of the head.; foliage, ears, blades, stalks of trees, grass (as though resembling hair)obsequiōsusobsequious, complaisant, complyingfacilisthat may or can be done or made; easy, facile; ready, quick, easily movingofficiōsusattentive, dutiful, obliging; officiousprōmōto take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to lightinclīnōto cause to lean, bend, tilt, incline, turn; bend down, bow something; divert; swerve; to cause to fall back or give wayindulgeōto be kind or courteous (to); to be inclined (to); give free rein (to); to give oneself up (to); to be addicted (to), inobsequiumcomplaisance, yielding, compliance, obedience; allegiance; deference, obsequiousness, flattery
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
obliging
comis (courteous): obsequiosus (willingly acceding to others’ wishes; the latter only in Plaut., Capt., 2, 3, 58): facilis: officiosus (complaisant, ready to render a service): obliging in anything, promptus or paratus ad aliquid (ready for anything): inclinatus or propensus ad aliquid (easily to be induced, inclined to anything): indulgens (indulgent; opposed to durus): to be obliging in anything, alicui or alicujus voluntati morem gerere or obsequi: know, that thou art a great deal too obliging (indulgent), te esse auricula infirma, molliorem scito (Cic.). The liberality and obliging temper of the magistrates, liberalitas atque accommodatio magistrateum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for obliging?
- The usual Latin words for “obliging” are coma, obsequiōsus, facilis; also officiōsus, prōmō, inclīnō. 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.