- obligingness
- noun see obliging
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
obligingness
Look at other dictionaries:
obligingness — index amenability, benevolence (disposition to do good), clemency, comity, consideration (sympathetic regard), indulgence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burto … Law dictionary
Obligingness — obliging o*bli ging ([ o]*bl[imac] j[i^]ng), a. Putting under obligation; disposed to oblige or do favors; hence, helpful; civil; kind. [1913 Webster] Mons. Strozzi has many curiosities, and is very obliging to a stranger who desires the sight of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obligingness — See obligingly. * * * … Universalium
obligingness — noun The quality of being obliging; the tendency to cater for the desires of others … Wiktionary
obligingness — oblig·ing·ness … English syllables
obligingness — noun a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others • Syn: ↑complaisance, ↑compliance, ↑compliancy, ↑deference • Derivationally related forms: ↑deferential (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
complaisance — noun a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑compliance, ↑compliancy, ↑obligingness, ↑deference • Derivationally related forms: ↑deferential ( … Useful english dictionary
compliancy — noun a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others • Syn: ↑complaisance, ↑compliance, ↑obligingness, ↑deference • Derivationally related forms: ↑deferential (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Accommodation — Ac*com mo*da tion, n. [L. accommodatio, fr. accommodare: cf. F. accommodation.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; followed by to. The organization of the body with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Accommodation bill — Accommodation Ac*com mo*da tion, n. [L. accommodatio, fr. accommodare: cf. F. accommodation.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; followed by to. The organization of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
