noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Etymology tree English comply Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English compliance From comply + -ance.
Across languages
Translations
127 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
съгла́сие
(sǎglásie)
— act of complying
Chinese Mandarin:
遵守
(zūnshǒu)
— act of complying
Chinese Mandarin:
服從 /服从
(fúcóng)
— act of complying
Chinese Mandarin:
依從 /依从
(yīcóng)
— act of complying
Finnish:
(määräysten / ohjeiden) noudattaminen
— act of complying
French:
conformité
— act of complying
French:
acquiescement
— act of complying
Georgian:
დაცვა
(dacva)
— act of complying
Georgian:
შესრულება
(šesruleba)
— act of complying
German:
Einwilligung
— act of complying
German:
Fügsamkeit
— act of complying
German:
Übereinstimmen
— act of complying
German:
Zustimmen
— act of complying
German:
sich Fügen
— act of complying
German:
Einwilligen
— act of complying
German:
Erfüllen
— act of complying
German:
Folgen
— act of complying
German:
Nachgeben
— act of complying
Hindi:
आज्ञापालन
(ājñāpālan)
— act of complying
Hungarian:
teljesítés
— act of complying
Hungarian:
betartás
— act of complying
Hungarian:
alkalmazkodás
— act of complying
Indonesian:
kepatuhan
— act of complying
Italian:
conformità
— act of complying
Japanese:
順守
(junshu)
— act of complying
Malay:
pematuhan
— act of complying
Māori:
ūnga
— act of complying
Polish:
ugoda
— act of complying
Portuguese:
cumprimento
— act of complying
Russian:
согла́сие
(soglásije)
— act of complying
Russian:
соотве́тствие
(sootvétstvije)
— act of complying
Slovene:
skladnost
— act of complying
Spanish:
cumplimiento
— act of complying
Spanish:
acatamiento
— act of complying
Bulgarian:
съгла́сие
(sǎglásie)
— state of being compliant
Chinese Mandarin:
合規 /合规
(héguī)
— state of being compliant
Chinese Mandarin:
順從 /顺从
(shùncóng)
— state of being compliant
Dutch:
naleving
— state of being compliant
Esperanto:
cedo
— state of being compliant
Finnish:
määräystenmukaisuus
— state of being compliant
Finnish:
ohjeidenmukaisuus
— state of being compliant
Finnish:
vaatimustenmukaisuus
— state of being compliant
Finnish:
noudattaminen
— state of being compliant
French:
conformité
— state of being compliant
Georgian:
შესაბამისობა
(šesabamisoba)
— state of being compliant
Georgian:
მორჩილება
(morčileba)
— state of being compliant
German:
Konformität
— state of being compliant
German:
Regeltreue
— state of being compliant
German:
Compliance
— state of being compliant
German:
Komplianz
— state of being compliant
German:
Folgebereitschaft
— state of being compliant
German:
Nachgiebigkeit
— state of being compliant
German:
Wohlverhalten
— state of being compliant
German:
Willfährigkeit
— state of being compliant
Hungarian:
megfelelőség
— state of being compliant
Hungarian:
megfelelés
— state of being compliant
Hungarian:
konformitás
— state of being compliant
Italian:
arrendevolezza
— state of being compliant
Polish:
zgodność
— state of being compliant
Portuguese:
aderência
— state of being compliant
Portuguese:
conformidade
— state of being compliant
Russian:
согла́сие
(soglásije)
— state of being compliant
Russian:
соотве́тствие
(sootvétstvije)
— state of being compliant
Swedish:
tillmötesgående
— state of being compliant
Swedish:
följsamhet
— state of being compliant
Turkish:
uyma
— state of being compliant
Ottoman Turkish:
طباق
(tıbâk)
— state of being compliant
Bulgarian:
отстъпчи́вост
(otstǎpčívost)
— tendency of conforming with others
Chinese Mandarin:
順從 /顺从
(shùncóng)
— tendency of conforming with others
Chinese Mandarin:
從眾 /从众
(cóngzhòng)
— tendency of conforming with others
Finnish:
myötäsukaisuus
— tendency of conforming with others
French:
conformisme
— tendency of conforming with others
Georgian:
დამთმობლობა
(damtmobloba)
— tendency of conforming with others
Georgian:
დამყოლიობა
(damq̇olioba)
— tendency of conforming with others
Georgian:
კონფორმისტულობა
(ḳonpormisṭuloba)
— tendency of conforming with others
German:
Konformität
— tendency of conforming with others
German:
Folgebereitschaft
— tendency of conforming with others
German:
Nachgiebigkeit
— tendency of conforming with others
German:
Willfährigkeit
— tendency of conforming with others
German:
Wohlverhalten
— tendency of conforming with others
German:
Regeltreue
— tendency of conforming with others
Hungarian:
előzékenység
— tendency of conforming with others
Hungarian:
szolgálatkészség
— tendency of conforming with others
Hungarian:
engedékenység
— tendency of conforming with others
Polish:
ugodowość
— tendency of conforming with others
Portuguese:
conformismo
— tendency of conforming with others
Portuguese:
complacência
— tendency of conforming with others
Russian:
пода́тливость
(podátlivostʹ)
— tendency of conforming with others
Russian:
покла́дистость
(pokládistostʹ)
— tendency of conforming with others
Russian:
усту́пчивость
(ustúpčivostʹ)
— tendency of conforming with others
Serbo-Croatian:
povinovanje
— tendency of conforming with others
Bulgarian:
податли́вост
(podatlívost)
— measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure
Chinese Mandarin:
撓度 /挠度
— measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure
Chinese Mandarin:
柔性
(róuxìng)
— measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure
Chinese Mandarin:
變形量 /变形量
— measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure
Finnish:
joustavuus
— measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure
German:
Nachgiebigkeit
— measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure
German:
Flexibilität
— measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure
German:
Compliance
— measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure
German:
Elastitizität
— measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure
Hungarian:
kompliancia
— measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure
Hungarian:
inverz merevség
— measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure
Polish:
podatność
— measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure
Russian:
пода́тливость
(podátlivostʹ)
— measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure
Russian:
ги́бкость
(gíbkostʹ)
— measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure
Russian:
эласти́чность
(elastíčnostʹ)
— measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure
Chinese Mandarin:
依從性 /依从性
(yīcóngxìng)
— medical: accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan
Finnish:
(ohjeiden) noudattaminen
— medical: accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan
French:
observance
— medical: accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan
German:
Compliance
— medical: accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan
Serbo-Croatian:
poštivanje režima liječenja
— medical: accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan
Spanish:
cumplimiento
— medical: accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan
Bulgarian:
пра́вен отде́л
(práven otdél)
— business: the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with
Chinese Mandarin:
合規部門 /合规部门
(héguī bùmén)
— business: the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with
Finnish:
compliance
— business: the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with
Finnish:
sisäinen valvonta
— business: the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with
German:
Compliance
— business: the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with
German:
Regeltreue
— business: the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with
German:
Regelkonformität
— business: the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with
Japanese:
法令順守
(hōrei junshu)
— business: the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with
Japanese:
順法
(jumpō)
— business: the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with
Polish:
zgodność
— business: the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with
Portuguese:
compliance
— business: the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with
Russian:
компла́енс
(komplájens)
— business: the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with
Spanish:
contraloría
— business: the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with
Swedish:
compliance
— business: the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with
Swedish:
regelefterlevnadsavdelning
— business: the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with