obligingness

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noun

The quality of being obliging; the tendency to cater for the desires of others.

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complaisancecompliancecompliancydeference
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Meanings

nounobligingness (countable and uncountable, plural obligingnesses)

plural obligingnesses

  1. countableuncountableThe quality of being obliging; the tendency to cater for the desires of others.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

Similar
complaisancecompliancecompliancydeference
Broader
agreeablenessagreeability
Also see
complaisancecompliancecompliancydeference

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From obliging + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

obligingness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obligingness

MLA

“obligingness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obligingness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obligingness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obligingness.

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