compliancy C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /kəmˈplaɪənsi/ UK /kəmˈplaɪənsi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the disposition to yield or comply readily His easy compliancy made him a poor negotiator. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the disposition to yield or... compliancepliancysubmissivenessacquiescenceobediencedeferencetractability ↔ Opposites defianceobstinacyresistance Word family Related forms compliantcomplycompliance Etymology AI details From compliant (or comply) + -cy. Comply derives from Italian complire / Spanish cumplir, ultimately from Latin complere ('to fill up, fulfil, complete'). complere Latin plere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # compliancy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kəmˈplaɪənsi/ **IPA (UK):** /kəmˈplaɪənsi/ ## Meanings 1. the disposition to yield or comply readily ## Examples - His easy compliancy made him a poor negotiator. ## Synonyms - compliance - pliancy - submissiveness - acquiescence - obedience - deference - tractability ## Antonyms - defiance - obstinacy - resistance ## Related Forms - compliant - comply - compliance ## Roots and Affixes - Root: complere - Root: plere ## Etymology From compliant (or comply) + -cy. Comply derives from Italian complire / Spanish cumplir, ultimately from Latin complere ('to fill up, fulfil, complete'). ## AI Etymology Compliancy is from compliant (or comply) + -cy. Comply derives from Italian complire / Spanish cumplir, ultimately from Latin complere ('to fill up, fulfil, complete'). Important recorded forms include complere (Latin) and plere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the disposition to yield or comply readily. The wider family includes related words such as compliant, comply, and compliance. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown