obliging

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Oblige Source: opted

2. a. Putting under obligation; disposed to oblige or do favors; hence, helpful; civil; kind. Source: opted

3. adj. showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others Source: wordnet

4. 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. Source: webster

5. 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. Source: adambom

6. 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 Source: ecdict

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