obligingness

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋnəs/ UK /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋnəs/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
the quality of being eager to help and accommodate others

Her natural obligingness made her a favorite among the office staff.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being eager... helpfulness accommodation amiability courtesy complaisance

Opposites

unhelpfulnesschurlishness

Word family

Related forms oblige obliging obligingly

Etymology

From obliging (present participle of oblige, from Latin obligare, 'to bind to') plus the noun suffix -ness.

obligare Latin ligare Latin

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# obligingness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** əˈblaɪdʒɪŋnəs
**IPA (UK):** əˈblaɪdʒɪŋnəs

## Meanings
1. the quality of being eager to help and accommodate others

## Examples
- Her natural obligingness made her a favorite among the office staff.

## Synonyms
- helpfulness
- accommodation
- amiability
- courtesy
- complaisance

## Antonyms
- unhelpfulness
- churlishness

## Related Forms
- oblige
- obliging
- obligingly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: obligare
- Root: ligare

## Etymology
From obliging (present participle of oblige, from Latin obligare, 'to bind to') plus the noun suffix -ness.

## AI Etymology
Obligingness is from obliging (present participle of oblige, from Latin obligare, 'to bind to') plus the noun suffix -ness. Important recorded forms include obligare (Latin) and ligare (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers the quality of being eager to help and accommodate others. The wider family includes related words such as oblige, obliging, and obligingly.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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