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obligingness

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o·blig·ing  (-bljng)
adj.
Ready to do favors for others; accommodating.
o·bliging·ly adv.
o·bliging·ness n.
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Noun1.obligingness - a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
complaisance, compliancy, compliance, deference
agreeability, agreeableness - a temperamental disposition to be agreeable
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obligingness
n → Gefälligkeit f, → Zuvorkommenheit f
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