com·pli·ance (k m-pl  ns)n. 1. a. The act of complying with a wish, request, or demand; acquiescence. b. Medicine Willingness to follow a prescribed course of treatment. 2. A disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others. 3. a. Extension or displacement of a loaded structure per unit load. b. Flexibility. |
compliance [kəmˈplaɪəns], compliancy
n
1. the act of complying; acquiescence
2. a disposition to yield to or comply with others
3. (Physics / General Physics) a measure of the ability of a mechanical system to respond to an applied vibrating force, expressed as the reciprocal of the system's stiffness. Symbol C
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | compliance - acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices" cooperation - joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission" formality - compliance with formal rules; "courtroom formality" line - acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line" honoring, observance - conformity with law or custom or practice etc. keeping - conformity or harmony; "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion" disobedience, noncompliance - the failure to obey |
| 2. | compliance - a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others agreeability, agreeableness - a temperamental disposition to be agreeable | |
| 3. | compliance - the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another group action - action taken by a group of people obedience, obeisance - the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person prostration - abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body |
compliance
noun
1. conformity, agreement, obedience, assent, observance, concurrence The company says it is in full compliance with US labor laws.
conformity defiance, disobedience, non-compliance, non-nonconformity
conformity defiance, disobedience, non-compliance, non-nonconformity
2. submissiveness, yielding, submission, obedience, deference, passivity, acquiescence, complaisance, consent Suddenly, he hated her for her compliance and passivity.
submissiveness opposition, resistance, refusal, revolt, defiance, disobedience, non-compliance
submissiveness opposition, resistance, refusal, revolt, defiance, disobedience, non-compliance
Translations
compliance [kəmˈplaɪəns] N (with rules etc) → conformidad f; (= submissiveness) → sumisión f (with a) in compliance with → conforme a, en conformidad con
compliance [kəmˈplaɪəns] n
(= agreement, conformity) → conformité f
compliance with sth [+ law, treaty, agreement] → respect de qch
in compliance with sth → en conformité avec qch, conformément à qch
compliance with sth [+ law, treaty, agreement] → respect de qch
in compliance with sth → en conformité avec qch, conformément à qch
(= submission) → docilité f
compliance
n → Einverständnis nt; (with rules etc) → Einhalten nt (→ with +gen); (= submissiveness) → Willfährigkeit f (geh), → Fügsamkeit f; in compliance with the law/our wishes etc → dem Gesetz/unseren Wünschen etc gemäß
compliance [kəmˈplaɪəns] n
compliance [kəmˈplaɪəns] n
a. (with rules, orders, wishes) in compliance with → in conformità con
b. (submissiveness) → arrendevolezza, acquiescenza
compliance [kəmˈplaɪəns] n
a. (with rules, orders, wishes) in compliance with → in conformità con
b. (submissiveness) → arrendevolezza, acquiescenza
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