self-pleasedadj.
/ˌsɛlfˈpliːzd/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈplizd/ Pleased with oneself, esp. in a smug or uncritical way; characterized by such an attitude; self-satisfied.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > self-satisfaction > [adjective]
smug1551
fat1598
self-contented1631
self-pleased1633
self-satisfied1653
self-contenta1656
self-complacent1736
self-gratulating1755
complacent1767
well1773
self-congratulatory1798
comfortable1856
paddy1865
Podsnappian1866
cosy1927
the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > complacency > [adjective]
fat1598
self-contented1631
self-pleased1633
self-satisfied1653
self-contenta1656
complacing1669
self-complacentiala1711
self-complacinga1711
self-complacent1736
complacent1767
pinguid1768
unctuous1822
paddy1865
1633 E. Kellett Misc. Divinitie i. iv. 70 Self-love was the bait; the Devil could not have caught Adam, unles he had begun alreadie to be self pleased.
1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. lxxxvi. 311 How, self-pleased, could she smile round!
1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. I. 283 She quitted the sofa she had been unwillingly sharing with the self-pleased beau.
1877 Examiner 29 Dec. 1644/1 He strides the stage with a jaunty self-pleased air.
1920 W. Deeping Prophetic Marriage xiii. 113 The vanity of the self-pleased young male.
2015 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 2 June c4 Wearing a self-pleased smirk,..she vamps in skimpy outfits and high heels.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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