compliant

C1
US /kəmˈplaɪənt/ UK /kəmˈplʌɪənt/
adj Freq #36328

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    disposed or willing to comply

    children compliant with the parental will

  2. 2
    adj

    Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.

    The suspect was compliant when arrested.

  3. 3
    adj

    Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.

    The browser is standards-compliant.

Etymology

From comply + -ant.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · disposed or willing to comply conformable
2 adj · willing to comply;... amenablebendingbiddablebowsomebuxomcomplaisantcompliantconformablecontrollabledocilegovernablehearsome
3 adj · compatible with or... commensuratecompatiblecompliantconformableconformantcongruentcongruousconsistentin linein stepproportionateuniform
Word family
Derived forms compliancycompliantlyincompliantuncompliant
Related forms compliance

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