Thesaurus: obliging
of Oblige
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Definitions
- p. pr. & vb. n. of Oblige
- a. Putting under obligation; disposed to oblige or do favors; hence, helpful; civil; kind.
- adj. showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
- Putting under obligation; disposed to oblige or do favors; hence, helpful; civil; kind. Mons.Strozzi has many curiosities, and is very obliging to a stranger who desires the sight of them. Addison. Syn. -- Civil; complaisant; courteous; kind, -- Obliging, Kind, Complaisant. One is kind who desires to see others happy; one is complaisant who endeavors to make them so in social intercourse by attentions calculated to please; one who is obliging performs some actual service, or has the disposition to do so. -- O*bli"ging*ly. adv. -- O*bli"ging*ness, n.
- Putting under obligation; disposed to oblige or do favors;hence, helpful; civil; kind.Mons.Strozzi has many curiosities, and is very obliging to a strangerwho desires the sight of them. Addison.
- j:100 v force somebody to do something v bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted v provide a service or favor for someone s showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others