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Webster 1913 Edition

Compliant

Com-pli′ant

,

Adj.

Yielding; bending; pliant; submissive.

“The compliant boughs.”

Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Compliant

COMPLIANT

, a.

1.

Yielding, bending; as the compliant boughs. [See Pliant, which is generally used.]

2.

Yielding to request or desire; civil; obliging.

Definition 2024

compliant

compliant

English

Adjective

compliant ‎(comparative more compliant, superlative most compliant)

Willing to comply; yielding; bending; pliant; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
The suspect was compliant when arrested.
Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.

The browser is standards-compliant.

The workplace is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Hyponyms

compatible with guidlines

Android-compliant
ETCS-compliant

iOS-compliant
non-ETCS-compliant

POSIX-compliant
standards-compliant

UNIX-compliant
Windows-compliant

Translations

willing to comply

Bulgarian: отстъпчив (bg) ‎(otstǎpčiv)
Dutch: buigzaam (nl), medewerkend (nl), onderdanig (nl)
Finnish: myöntyväinen (fi), suostuvainen (fi); ei tehnyt vastarintaa (was compliant)
French: docile (fr), obéissant (fr), accommodant (fr)
German: entgegenkommend (de), fügsam, gefällig (de), gefügig, nachgiebig (de)

Indonesian: patuh (id)
Portuguese: cooperante
Romanian: cooperant, maleabil (ro) m
Scots: bowsome
Turkish: itaatkâr (tr), uysal (tr)

compatible with or following guidelines

Bulgarian: съгласуван (bg) ‎(sǎglasuvan), в съгласие с ‎(v sǎglasie s), съвместим (bg) ‎(sǎvmestim)
Czech: vhodný (cs)
Dutch: (untranslatable; see voldoen (nl))
Finnish: vaatimusten mukainen, ohjeiden mukainen
French: conforme (fr)
German: den Auflagen entsprechen, die Auflagen erfüllen
Indonesian: patuh (id)

Italian: conforme (it) m
Polish: zgodny (pl)
Portuguese: conforme (pt)
Russian: согласованный (ru) ‎(soglasovannyj)
Swedish: förenlig
Turkish: uyan

See also

compliantly

Anagrams

complaint