compliant C1 Topic:Actions & Processes US /kəmˈplaɪənt/ UK /kəmˈplʌɪənt/ See IPA manual Freq #36328 Meanings 1 adj Willing to do what others want; obedient and cooperative. The suspect stayed calm and compliant when the officers arrived. 2 adj Meeting the required rules, standards, or specifications. The new building is fully compliant with fire safety codes. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · willing to do what others... amenablebiddablecomplaisantdocileconformable 2 adj · meeting the required rules,... compatibleconformantconsistentin line Word family Derived forms compliancycompliantlyincompliantuncompliant Related forms compliance Etymology AI details From comply + -ant. Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # compliant **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kəmˈplaɪənt/ **IPA (UK):** /kəmˈplʌɪənt/ **Frequency rank:** 36328 ## Meanings 1. Willing to do what others want; obedient and cooperative. 2. Meeting the required rules, standards, or specifications. ## Examples - The suspect stayed calm and compliant when the officers arrived. - The new building is fully compliant with fire safety codes. ## Derived Forms - compliancy - compliantly - incompliant - uncompliant ## Related Forms - compliance ## Etymology From comply + -ant. ## AI Etymology Compliant is from comply + -ant. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean willing to do what others want; obedient and cooperative, or meeting the required rules, standards, or specifications. Related forms include compliance. Derived formations include compliancy, compliantly, incompliant, uncompliant. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown