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Compliant vs Accordance - What's the difference?

compliant | accordance |

As an adjective compliant

is willing to comply; yielding; bending; pliant; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.

As a noun accordance is

agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.

compliant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Willing to comply; yielding; bending; pliant; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
    • The suspect was compliant when arrested.
  • Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
    • The browser is standards compliant .
    The workplace is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

    Derived terms

    (compatible with guidlines) * *

    See also

    * compliantly

    Anagrams

    *

    accordance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete) accordaunce

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.
  • * In strict accordance with the law -
  • The act of granting.

    • Synonyms

    * harmony, unison, coincidence