Also means
indulgence
Usage Note
Complaisance can mean complacent self-satisfaction, or a readiness to oblige and please others — the latter sense, now somewhat old-fashioned, is positive. The adjective is complaisant ('accommodating, indulgent'). A certificat de complaisance is a document issued as a favour to someone not entitled to it.
Examples
"Sa complaisance envers ses défauts l'empêche de progresser."
Natural Translation
His complacency about his faults prevents him from improving.
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