complacent
Meaning
- Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
- Unduly unworried or apathetic with regard to a need or problem.
Synonyms
self complacent
goodhumoured
self important
apathatic
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kəmˈpleɪsənt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin complacēns (“very pleasing”), present participle of complacēre (“to please at the same time, be very pleasing”), from com- (“together”) + placēre (“to please”); see please and compare complaisant.
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