self-complacencyn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfkəmˈpleɪs(ə)nsi/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfkəmˈpleɪsənsi/

Forms: see self- prefix and complacency n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, complacency n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + complacency n. Compare earlier self-complacence n.

Uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements; self-satisfaction; complacency. Also: an instance of this.

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

1616 T. Adams Sacrifice of Thankefulnesse 17 There must be no Honey of selfe-complacencie in this Sacrifice.

1687 J. Norris Coll. Misc. 302 Acts of self-complacency, whereby I delight and please my self in the perfections of my Nature.

1698 R. South 12 Serm. III. 289 To check those Self-Complacencies which it is apt to grow into.

1707 J. Norris Pract. Treat. Humility 26 To receive it modestly, without any expressions of self-complacency.

1771 J. Wesley Let. 13 July (1931) V. 266 In the case you mention all self-complacency or self-approbation is not pride.

1816 S. T. Coleridge Statesman's Man. 36 In the blindness of self-complacency.

1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar xxviii. 490 About himself and his own exploits there is not one word of self-complacency.

1940 Bay of Plenty Times (Tauranga, N.Z.) 12 June 4 Mrs Rolfe's next statement that there is no need for a change in New Zealand, is a splendid example of that ostrich-like self complacency which is so deadening and soul destroying.

1951 Motorboating Aug. 34/2 Let us then abandon self-complacency for a spell, and be searchingly self-critical.

2014 M. Chakravorty In Stereotype (2017) iv. 120 The risk is that Ondaatje's Sri Lanka..will remain only a foil for the West's self-assurance and self-complacency.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-complacency
释义	self-complacencyn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfkəmˈpleɪs(ə)nsi/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfkəmˈpleɪsənsi/ Forms: see self- prefix and complacency n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, complacency n. Etymology: < self- prefix + complacency n. Compare earlier self-complacence n. Uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements; self-satisfaction; complacency. Also: an instance of this. 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 1616 T. Adams Sacrifice of Thankefulnesse 17 There must be no Honey of selfe-complacencie in this Sacrifice. 1687 J. Norris Coll. Misc. 302 Acts of self-complacency, whereby I delight and please my self in the perfections of my Nature. 1698 R. South 12 Serm. III. 289 To check those Self-Complacencies which it is apt to grow into. 1707 J. Norris Pract. Treat. Humility 26 To receive it modestly, without any expressions of self-complacency. 1771 J. Wesley Let. 13 July (1931) V. 266 In the case you mention all self-complacency or self-approbation is not pride. 1816 S. T. Coleridge Statesman's Man. 36 In the blindness of self-complacency. 1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar xxviii. 490 About himself and his own exploits there is not one word of self-complacency. 1940 Bay of Plenty Times (Tauranga, N.Z.) 12 June 4 Mrs Rolfe's next statement that there is no need for a change in New Zealand, is a splendid example of that ostrich-like self complacency which is so deadening and soul destroying. 1951 Motorboating Aug. 34/2 Let us then abandon self-complacency for a spell, and be searchingly self-critical. 2014 M. Chakravorty In Stereotype (2017) iv. 120 The risk is that Ondaatje's Sri Lanka..will remain only a foil for the West's self-assurance and self-complacency. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1616
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