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complacent Definition


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complacent
adj
    1. Self-satisfied; smug.
      Thesaurus: proud, egotistic, smug, pleased, self-assured.
    2. Too easily satisfied; disinclined to worry.
      Thesaurus: content, affable, complaisant, serene.
Derivative: complacency
noun
    The quality of being complacent
      Thesaurus: smugness, self-satisfaction, gratification, conceit; Antonym: discontent.
Derivative: complacently
adverb
    Etymology: 15c as complacence, 18c as complacent: from Latin complacere to be pleasing.



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