obliging
adjective
[ əˈblʌɪdʒɪŋ ]
• willing to do a service or kindness; helpful.
• "one of the most obliging stewards"
Similar:
helpful,
eager to help/please,
accommodating,
willing,
cooperative,
considerate,
complaisant,
agreeable,
amenable,
generous,
friendly,
kind,
neighbourly,
hospitable,
pleasant,
good-natured,
amiable,
gracious,
unselfish,
civil,
courteous,
polite,
indulgent,
benevolent,
decent,
oblige
verb
• make (someone) legally or morally bound to do something.
• "doctors are obliged by law to keep patients alive while there is a chance of recovery"
Similar:
require,
compel,
bind,
make,
constrain,
obligate,
force,
put under an obligation,
leave someone no option,
impel,
coerce,
pressure,
pressurize,
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘bind by oath’): from Old French obliger, from Latin obligare, from ob- ‘towards’ + ligare ‘to bind’.
