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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 Willing to do what pleases others; obliging; agreeable.
  • 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

  1. adj Pleasant and easy to like.
  2. adj Willing to accept or go along with a suggestion.

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