gefällig — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accommodating adj Willing to help or go along with what someone wants; obliging.
- agreeable adj Pleasant and easy to like.
- anodyne adjective Deliberately bland and inoffensive, so mild that it cannot upset or interest anyone.
- complaisant adj Eager to please other people and go along with what they want.
- compliant adj Willing to go along with rules or another person's wishes.
- favourable adj Showing approval, support, or goodwill.
Senses
gefällig is used for these senses in English:
- accommodating Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.
- agreeable (dated) Willing; ready to agree or consent.
- anodyne (by extension) Noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate. [from 20th c.]
- complaisant Willing to do what pleases others; obliging; agreeable.
- compliant Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
- favourable Expressing or indicating favour or goodwill; approving, encouraging.
agreeable — full definition
- adj Pleasant and easy to like.
- adj Willing to accept or go along with a suggestion.
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