Walker's Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of ... - Page 85

Found inside – Page 85... an Abridgement of Walker's Rules for the Pronunciation of John Walker ... kĹŻm'páť§s v . a . to encircle , to sur - Complacency , kĂ´m - pla'sĂŠn - sè s ...

The Encyclopaedic Dictionary: A New & Original Work of ...

Found inside – Page 372gratitude čł˝* .. his rudeness and want of complacency . " * com - plāin - a - ble , a . ( Eng . complain ; of an inferior ; condescension that of a superior Clarendon . -able . ) Subject to complaint ; liable to or Complaisance is due from one well ...

Fowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage - Page 132

Found inside – Page 132Both words involve a sense of strong urging and are derived from Latin ... in language production. complacent, complaisant have the same pronunciation apart ...

The American Standard of Orthography and Pronunciation, and ...

Found insideComplacent , kĂ´m - pla'sĂŠnt . a . civil , To Compassionate , kĂ´m - pĂĽsh'Ăşn ... Compeer , kom - pĂŠĂŠr . s . equal , com Complaisant , kőm - plė - zănt ' . a ...

French-English and English-French Dictionary, Comprising All ...

Found inside – Page 43COMPLACENCY , s . plaisir , m . satisfaction , f . COMMUNICABLE , adj . communicable . COMPLACENT , adj . complaisant , civil . COMMUNICANT , S. communiant , m . COMPLAIN , v . a . se plaindre ; v . a . déplorer COMMUNICATE , r . n .

Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage - Page 169

Found inside – Page 169For the plural, both compendiums and compendia are possible. ... direction' is a standard example (also over-compensate) complacent, complaisant of a ...

Guides for American-English Pronunciation - Page 119

Found inside – Page 119... complacence self - satisfaction complacency n complacence complacent satisfied complaisance n affability complaisant adj amiable displease to give displeasure displeasure n disfavor implacability state of being implacable implacable adj ...

Verbal Advantage: 10 Easy Steps to a Powerful Vocabulary - Page 38

Found inside – Page 38Complacent and complaisant ( kum - PLAY - zint ) should be distinguished in spelling , pronunciation , and meaning . Complaisant , with a z sound for the s in the final syllable , means inclined to please , gracious , obliging , courteous , affable ...

Dictionary of the English and Italian Languages for General ... - Page 48

Found inside – Page 48With the Italian Pronunciation and the Accentuation of Every Word in Both Languages, and the Terms of Science and Art .. ... corteseCoinpas'sionately , adv . con Complacent , adj . compiacenmente . compassione . le ; civile , Coinpatibility , s . compatibili- Complain ' , v . a . deplorare ; - ... Comply ' , v . n . condescendere ; congiuratore , m . mente , dar niente , Complaisance ' , s . compiacenconformarsi ...

A General Pronouncing Dictionary, Shewing the Pronunciation ...

Found inside – Page 59... one who from various authors ( civility ranges and adjusts printing types Complacency ... to conceive Complaisance , kom - plē - záns , s . civility .
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