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| accommodating |
willing to help or please; obliging. |
| charm |
the ability to attract, delight, and please. [1/4 definitions] |
| choosy |
difficult to please; careful or cautious in choosing; very selective. |
| complacent |
happy to please; complaisant. [1/2 definitions] |
| complaisance |
willingness to please. [1/2 definitions] |
| complaisant |
eager or willing to please; amenable; obliging. |
| difficult |
hard to deal with or please. [1/3 definitions] |
| flatter1 |
to give too much or false praise; try to please by praising. [1/2 definitions] |
| gratify |
to please; satisfy. |
| kindly |
please. [1/3 definitions] |
| lean over backward |
to make unusually great efforts, as to ensure fairness or to please someone. |
| pamper |
to treat or please with too much care or attention; spoil. |
| particular |
happy only if everything is just right; hard to please. [1/5 definitions] |
| picky |
fussy, meticulous, or difficult to please. |
| pleasantry |
a casual remark intended to compliment or otherwise please another, esp. in a social situation of no great importance. |
| R.S.V.P. |
abbreviation of "répondez s'il vous plaît," (French) please reply. [1/2 definitions] |
| s'il vous plaît |
if it pleases you (French); would you please; please. |
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