compliant

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
20
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/kəmˈplʌɪənt/ (UK)
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/kəmˈplʌɪənt/ (UK) · /kəmˈplaɪənt/

Definition of compliant

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
    “The suspect was compliant when arrested.”
    “Tendon is compliant compared to bone.”
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adj

  1. Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
    “The suspect was compliant when arrested.”
    “Tendon is compliant compared to bone.”
  2. Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
    “The browser is standards-compliant.”
    “The workplace is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.”
    “Station capacity in London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam remains a thorny issue, as does obtaining suitable Channel Tunnel-compliant trains.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From comply + -ant.

Anagrams of compliant

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8-letter words

2 words

7-letter words

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6-letter words

33 words

5-letter words

67 words

4-letter words

77 words

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