Definition

Noun: * A disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others. It refers to a personality trait characterized by a readiness to be helpful, accommodating, and compliant with the wishes or requests of other people.

Usage and Examples

Noun: * Her natural obligingness made her a favorite among her colleagues, as she was always willing to help. * The clerk's obligingness in handling our complicated request was greatly appreciated. * While his obligingness was generally a virtue, sometimes he agreed to too many tasks and became overburdened.

Advanced Usage

• "With obligingness": This adverbial phrase describes an action performed in a helpful and accommodating manner.
  • He accepted the extra work with obligingness, despite his own busy schedule.

Variants and Related Words

• Obliging (adjective): Willing to do favors; helpful and accommodating.
  • The hotel staff were very obliging and brought extra towels to our room.
• Oblige (verb): To make someone legally or morally bound to do something; or to do as someone asks or desires in order to help or please them.
  • The contract obliges the company to complete the work by December.
  • Could you oblige me by passing the salt?

Synonyms

• Compliance: The action or fact of complying with a wish or command.
• Accommodatingness: The quality of being eager to help or please.
• Deference: Humble submission and respect.
• Agreeableness: The quality of being pleasant and friendly.

Antonyms

• Stubbornness: The quality of being determined not to change one's attitude or position.
• Obstinacy: The quality of being stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action.
• Inflexibility: Unwillingness to change or compromise.

Noun

1. a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others