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- Dictionarycompliant/kəmˈplʌɪənt/
adjective
- 1. disposed to agree with others or obey rules, especially to an excessive degree; acquiescent: "a compliant labour force"
- 2. meeting or in accordance with rules or standards: "food that is compliant with safety regulations"
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Compliant means willing to do what other people want you to do, or used to describe something that obeys a particular rule or law. See synonyms, related words, and examples of compliant in different contexts.
Learn the meaning of compliant as an adjective, with synonyms, example sentences, and word history. Compliant means ready or disposed to comply, or conforming to requirements.
If you are willing to submit to someone's request, then you are compliant. Parents like it when their teenagers are compliant and follow the rules. Teenagers, on the other hand, are probably not as compliant as parents would like to think!
Compliant means complying, obeying, or yielding, especially in a submissive way. It can also mean manufactured or produced in accordance with a specified body of rules. See how to use compliant in a sentence and related words.
Definition of compliant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Compliant means willingly doing what you are asked to do, or following a specified set of rules. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of compliant in different contexts, with examples from The Guardian and other sources.
1. complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, esp. in a submissive way: a person with a compliant nature. 2. manufactured or produced in accordance with a specified body of rules (usu. used in combination): Energy Star-compliant computers. [1635–45; comply + -ant, after pliant]
