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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, examples, and word history. Compliant means ready or disposed to comply, or conforming to requirements.
COMPLIANT meaning: 1. willing to do what other people want you to do: 2. used to describe something that obeys a…. Learn more.
Compliant means too willing to agree with other people or to obey rules. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see examples, synonyms and related words.
Compliant definition: complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way. See examples of COMPLIANT used in a sentence.
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 willing to obey or agree to other people's wishes and demands, or made or done according to particular rules or standards. Learn more about the word, its origin, and how to use it in sentences from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.
