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Definitions for compliant
kəmˈplaɪ əntcom·pli·ant

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. compliantadjective

    disposed or willing to comply

    "children compliant with the parental will"

Wiktionary

  1. compliantadjective

    Willing to comply; yielding; bending; pliant; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.

    The suspect was compliant when arrested.

  2. compliantadjective

    Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.

  3. Etymology: comply + -ant.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Compliantadjective

    Etymology: from comply.

    The compliant boughs
    Yielded them. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. iv. l. 332.

ChatGPT

  1. compliant

    Compliant refers to the act of conforming or agreeing to rules, standards, or demands. It can also refer to a person or thing that complies willingly, or to a behavior or process that is flexible and adaptable.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Compliantadjective

    yielding; bending; pliant; submissive

Editors Contribution

  1. compliant

    The act and process of to comply.

    We were compliant with the standard to ensure we were delivering a quality service to our customers.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of compliant in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of compliant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of compliant in a Sentence

  1. Mark Cannizzaro:

    I've heard from several schools that have anywhere between 30 and 100 people currently on a non-compliant list, the truth is, at this point, principals and superintendents have been reaching out consistently to tell us that they are concerned about not having enough staff come Tuesday morning.

  2. Jarrett Maupin:

    He was totally compliant, submissive even still not enough to save him from the ferocious violence of the police department.

  3. Mark Mallory:

    Although the officer may have suspected that Ms. Dawson was intentionally non-compliant, he nonetheless fully executed his duty and responsibility, requesting that medical professionals continue to verify Ms. Dawson's health status.

  4. Yuji Hosono:

    It's compliant, but goes against the principle of accounting.

  5. Mohammad Javad Zarif:

    It is very clear, it was the United States that left the deed. It was the United States that violated the deed. It was the United States that punished any country that remained respectful and compliant with the deed.

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