complacencen.

/kəmˈpleɪsəns/

Etymology: < medieval Latin complacēntia (see Du Cange) = French complaisance , < Latin complacēre to please, be pleasant: see -ence suffix. The original accentuation appears to have been (correctly) ˈcomplaˌcence, as still in Butler, c1675; but Milton has comˈplacence.

Now rare.

1. Pleasure or satisfaction in one's own condition or doings; self-satisfaction; †in early use, sometimes = vanity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > self-satisfaction > [noun]

complacencec1430

self-contentment1592

self-complacence1601

self-content1602

self-satisfaction1605

self-pleasing1610

self-complacency1616

self-contentedness1642

complacency1650

self-complaisance1675

Podsnappery1864

smugness1883

the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > complacency > [noun]

complacencec1430

self-contentment1592

self-complacence1601

self-content1602

self-satisfaction1605

self-pleasing1610

self-complacency1616

self-contentedness1642

complacency1650

self-complaisance1675

plume1910

c1430 tr. Thomas à Kempis Consol. iii. viii Better it is to sauour but a litel wiþ mekenes & litel under stondyng, þan gret tresoures of konnynge wiþ veyn complacence. Better it is þe to haue litel þan muche wherof þou mowe be proude.

1490 Arte & Crafte to knowe well to Dye (Caxton) 7 This complacence is vayn glorye.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. gv Se that we haue no complacence or pleasure, in our owne perfection.

a1677 I. Barrow Serm. Several Occasions (1678) 19 The arbitrary opinion and fickle humour of the people; complacence in which is vain.

1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. iv. 446 A Complacence in being low-born, on account of his present high Station.

1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues III. 423 The complacence of one who thinks that he has made a noble discovery.

a. Pleasure, delight; satisfaction. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > [noun]

lustc888

lustfulnessa900

queemnesseOE

mirtheOE

estec1000

winOE

queemc1175

sweetness?c1225

solace1297

dutea1300

lustinga1300

joyingc1300

jollityc1330

lustiheadc1369

lustinessc1374

sweet1377

voluptyc1380

well-pleasinga1382

pleasancec1385

pleasurea1393

volupta1398

easementc1400

pleasingc1400

complacencec1436

pleasec1475

satisfaction1477

likancea1500

oblectation1508

beauty1523

aggradation1533

pleasurancec1540

joc1560

likement1577

contentment1587

beloving1589

gratification1598

savouriness1599

entertain1601

pleasedness1626

well-apaidness1633

well-pleasedness1633

pleasingness1649

complacency1652

adlubescence1656

enjoyment1665

volupe1669

musica1674

pleasantry1740

barrel of fun (laughs, etc.)1915

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [noun]

queemnesseOE

queemc1175

suffisancec1374

pleasingc1400

complacencec1436

resting?a1475

satisfaction1477

happinessa1500

thankfulness1500

contention1516

contentationa1533

contenting1541

satisfiedness1571

content1578

contentedness1581

appeasement1586

contentment1597

heart's content1600

acquiescence1612

pleasedness1626

well-apaidness1633

well-pleasedness1633

complacency1643

acquiescency1646

c1436 Libel Eng. Policy in Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 172 The grete galees of Venees and Fflorence Be wel ladene wyth thynges of complacence, Alle spicerye and of grocers ware.

?1504 S. Hawes Example of Vertu sig. ee.v^v Full glad was I..For to se that flour of complacence.

1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure vii. iii Enspyred wyth the hevenly influence Of the doulcet well of complacence.

1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling i. §5. 37 In the common offices of piety..there is an infinitly greater complacence.

1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling ii. §2. 79 That they may have a complacence in her company.

1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will i. iv. 25 A Man unable to take Complacence in wicked Persons or Things.

b. Pleasantness of temper or mien.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > agreeable behaviour

pleasancec1350

agreeability?c1400

douceurc1400

plausibility1596

amenity1612

agreeablenessa1631

geniality1652

complacence1767

sweetness and light1867

genialness1888

1767 B. Franklin Let. 14 Sept. in Wks. (1887) IV. 36 The serenity, complacence, and benignity that shine so eminently in..her countenance.

†c. concrete. An object or source of pleasure and satisfaction. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] > source of pleasure

honeycombOE

sweetness?c1225

dainty1340

sweet1377

delicec1390

lust1390

pleasancec1390

pleasingc1390

well-queema1400

well-queemnessa1400

douceurc1400

delectation?a1425

pleasure1443

pleaserc1447

delectabilitiesa1500

deliciositiesa1500

honeydew1559

delicacy1586

fancy1590

sugar candy1591

regalo1622

happiness1637

deliciousness1651

complacence1667

regalea1677

sweetener1741

bon-bon1856

Bones1869

jam1871

true love1893

nuts1910

barrel of fun (laughs, etc.)1915

G-spot1983

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [noun] > source of satisfaction

suffisancec1369

content1594

complacence1667

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 276 O thou My sole complacence !

†3. Disposition to please, oblige, or comply with the wishes of others; complaisance. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > obligingness or complaisance

humouring1602

complacence1626

obligingness1638

complying1639

compliance1641

complacency1651

complaisance1651

accommodableness1663

obligation1664

complaisancy1710

prevenience1751

compliancy1765

prevenancy1768

prevenance1823

society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > compliancy

correspondence1530

suppleness?1570

pliantness1578

appliableness1587

correspondency1587

flexibleness1623

complacence1626

complacency1651

complaisance1651

pliancy1663

compliance1667

compliableness1684

flexibility1703

complaisancy1710

compliancy1765

pliability1768

1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. 36 Many..by the seruile slauery of complacence, do prayse euen their vices.

a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 120 All people were so full of complacence And civil duty of the public sense.

1705 E. Hickeringill Priest-craft 30 In complacence to Priest-craft.

1711 A. Pope Ess. Crit. 33 With mean Complacence ne'er betray your Trust, Nor be so Civil as to prove Unjust.

1714 ‘N. Ironside’ Orig. Canto Spencer xliii A Nymph so full of curteous Complacence?

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. ii. ii. 85 She consented..For she had truly a great Complacence for her Brother.

†4. Good pleasure. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > activities of God > [noun] > will of

willeOE

the voice of God (also heaven, Christ, etc.)c1350

volition1654

complacence1675

1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. i. i. 8 As Gods efficient Will causeth the thing willed..so his final will or Complacence supposeth the pleasing thing in being.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	complacence
释义	complacencen. /kəmˈpleɪsəns/ Etymology: < medieval Latin complacēntia (see Du Cange) = French complaisance , < Latin complacēre to please, be pleasant: see -ence suffix. The original accentuation appears to have been (correctly) ˈcomplaˌcence, as still in Butler, c1675; but Milton has comˈplacence. Now rare. 1. Pleasure or satisfaction in one's own condition or doings; self-satisfaction; †in early use, sometimes = vanity. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > self-satisfaction > [noun] complacencec1430 self-contentment1592 self-complacence1601 self-content1602 self-satisfaction1605 self-pleasing1610 self-complacency1616 self-contentedness1642 complacency1650 self-complaisance1675 Podsnappery1864 smugness1883 the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > complacency > [noun] complacencec1430 self-contentment1592 self-complacence1601 self-content1602 self-satisfaction1605 self-pleasing1610 self-complacency1616 self-contentedness1642 complacency1650 self-complaisance1675 plume1910 c1430 tr. Thomas à Kempis Consol. iii. viii Better it is to sauour but a litel wiþ mekenes & litel under stondyng, þan gret tresoures of konnynge wiþ veyn complacence. Better it is þe to haue litel þan muche wherof þou mowe be proude. 1490 Arte & Crafte to knowe well to Dye (Caxton) 7 This complacence is vayn glorye. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. gv Se that we haue no complacence or pleasure, in our owne perfection. a1677 I. Barrow Serm. Several Occasions (1678) 19 The arbitrary opinion and fickle humour of the people; complacence in which is vain. 1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. iv. 446 A Complacence in being low-born, on account of his present high Station. 1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues III. 423 The complacence of one who thinks that he has made a noble discovery. 2. a. Pleasure, delight; satisfaction. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > [noun] lustc888 lustfulnessa900 queemnesseOE mirtheOE estec1000 winOE queemc1175 sweetness?c1225 solace1297 dutea1300 lustinga1300 joyingc1300 jollityc1330 lustiheadc1369 lustinessc1374 sweet1377 voluptyc1380 well-pleasinga1382 pleasancec1385 pleasurea1393 volupta1398 easementc1400 pleasingc1400 complacencec1436 pleasec1475 satisfaction1477 likancea1500 oblectation1508 beauty1523 aggradation1533 pleasurancec1540 joc1560 likement1577 contentment1587 beloving1589 gratification1598 savouriness1599 entertain1601 pleasedness1626 well-apaidness1633 well-pleasedness1633 pleasingness1649 complacency1652 adlubescence1656 enjoyment1665 volupe1669 musica1674 pleasantry1740 barrel of fun (laughs, etc.)1915 the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [noun] queemnesseOE queemc1175 suffisancec1374 pleasingc1400 complacencec1436 resting?a1475 satisfaction1477 happinessa1500 thankfulness1500 contention1516 contentationa1533 contenting1541 satisfiedness1571 content1578 contentedness1581 appeasement1586 contentment1597 heart's content1600 acquiescence1612 pleasedness1626 well-apaidness1633 well-pleasedness1633 complacency1643 acquiescency1646 c1436 Libel Eng. Policy in Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 172 The grete galees of Venees and Fflorence Be wel ladene wyth thynges of complacence, Alle spicerye and of grocers ware. ?1504 S. Hawes Example of Vertu sig. ee.v^v Full glad was I..For to se that flour of complacence. 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure vii. iii Enspyred wyth the hevenly influence Of the doulcet well of complacence. 1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling i. §5. 37 In the common offices of piety..there is an infinitly greater complacence. 1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling ii. §2. 79 That they may have a complacence in her company. 1754 J. Edwards Careful Enq. Freedom of Will i. iv. 25 A Man unable to take Complacence in wicked Persons or Things. b. Pleasantness of temper or mien. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > agreeable behaviour pleasancec1350 agreeability?c1400 douceurc1400 plausibility1596 amenity1612 agreeablenessa1631 geniality1652 complacence1767 sweetness and light1867 genialness1888 1767 B. Franklin Let. 14 Sept. in Wks. (1887) IV. 36 The serenity, complacence, and benignity that shine so eminently in..her countenance. †c. concrete. An object or source of pleasure and satisfaction. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [noun] > source of pleasure honeycombOE sweetness?c1225 dainty1340 sweet1377 delicec1390 lust1390 pleasancec1390 pleasingc1390 well-queema1400 well-queemnessa1400 douceurc1400 delectation?a1425 pleasure1443 pleaserc1447 delectabilitiesa1500 deliciositiesa1500 honeydew1559 delicacy1586 fancy1590 sugar candy1591 regalo1622 happiness1637 deliciousness1651 complacence1667 regalea1677 sweetener1741 bon-bon1856 Bones1869 jam1871 true love1893 nuts1910 barrel of fun (laughs, etc.)1915 G-spot1983 the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > [noun] > source of satisfaction suffisancec1369 content1594 complacence1667 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 276 O thou My sole complacence ! View more context for this quotation †3. Disposition to please, oblige, or comply with the wishes of others; complaisance. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > obligingness or complaisance humouring1602 complacence1626 obligingness1638 complying1639 compliance1641 complacency1651 complaisance1651 accommodableness1663 obligation1664 complaisancy1710 prevenience1751 compliancy1765 prevenancy1768 prevenance1823 society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [noun] > compliancy correspondence1530 suppleness?1570 pliantness1578 appliableness1587 correspondency1587 flexibleness1623 complacence1626 complacency1651 complaisance1651 pliancy1663 compliance1667 compliableness1684 flexibility1703 complaisancy1710 compliancy1765 pliability1768 1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. 36 Many..by the seruile slauery of complacence, do prayse euen their vices. a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 120 All people were so full of complacence And civil duty of the public sense. 1705 E. Hickeringill Priest-craft 30 In complacence to Priest-craft. 1711 A. Pope Ess. Crit. 33 With mean Complacence ne'er betray your Trust, Nor be so Civil as to prove Unjust. 1714 ‘N. Ironside’ Orig. Canto Spencer xliii A Nymph so full of curteous Complacence? 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. ii. ii. 85 She consented..For she had truly a great Complacence for her Brother. View more context for this quotation †4. Good pleasure. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > activities of God > [noun] > will of willeOE the voice of God (also heaven, Christ, etc.)c1350 volition1654 complacence1675 1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. i. i. 8 As Gods efficient Will causeth the thing willed..so his final will or Complacence supposeth the pleasing thing in being. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.c1430
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