obliging

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obliging
adj. courteous, helpful; friendly; accommodating
 
oblige
v. obligate, compel; do something as a favor, accommodate


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obliging
Adjective
1. happy to comply
(synonym) complying, yielding
(similar) compliant
2. showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others; "to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover"; "the obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave"
(synonym) complaisant
(similar) accommodating, accommodative

 
oblige
Verb
1. force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
(synonym) compel, obligate
(hypernym) induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
(hyponym) force, thrust
(cause) act, move
(derivation) duty, responsibility, obligation
2. bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
(synonym) bind, hold, obligate
(hypernym) relate
(hyponym) pledge
(derivation) obligation
3. provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him"
(synonym) accommodate
(antonym) disoblige
(hypernym) comply, follow, abide by
(derivation) obligation



Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Obliging
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Oblige
  
 
(a.)
Putting under obligation; disposed to oblige or do favors; hence, helpful; civil; kind.
  

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About

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obliging
adj.
خليق, بامروت, اپکاري, صاحب سلوک, آشنا پرست, دوست پرور, سشٹا چار

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obliging
Synonyms and related words:
accommodating, accommodative, affable, agreeable, amenable, amiable, attentive, benevolent, benign, benignant, civil, complaisant, compliant, considerate, courteous, decent, deferential, delicate, easy, fair, friendly, generous, good-humored, good-natured, good-tempered, graceful, gracious, heedful, helpful, indulgent, kind, kindly, lenient, mild, mindful, mindful of others, overindulgent, overpermissive, permissive, polite, regardful, respectful, solicitous, supportive, tactful, thoughtful, tolerant, urbane, willing
  

Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.

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