Meaning of COMPLACENT
| Pronunciation: | | kum'pleysunt
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| | Definition: | | [adj] contented to a fault; "he had become complacent after years of success"; "his self-satisfied dignity" |
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| | Synonyms: | | content(p), contented, self-satisfied |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Com*pla"cent\, a. [L. complacens very pleasing, p.
pr. of complacere; com- + placere to please: cf. F.
complaisant. See {Please} and cf. {Complaisant}.]
Self-satisfied; contented; kindly; as, a complacent temper; a
complacent smile.
They look up with a sort of complacent awe . . . to
kings. --Burke.
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| | Related Terms: | | bovine, consequential, narcissan, narcissine, narcissistic, narcistic, overproud, overweening, self-admiring, self-approving, self-assuming, self-complacent, self-congratulating, self-congratulatory, self-content, self-contented, self-delighting, self-endeared, self-esteeming, self-gratulating, self-gratulatory, self-important, self-loving, self-respecting, self-satisfied, self-sufficient, smug, vain, vainglorious |
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