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[ self-sat-is-fahyd, self- ] / ˈsɛlfˈsæt ɪsˌfaɪd, ˌsɛlf- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-satisfied ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivefeeling or showing satisfaction with oneself. Origin of self-satisfiedFirst recorded in 1725–35 SYNONYMS FOR self-satisfiedcomplacent, smug, vain, puffed-up. SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-satisfied ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby self-satisfiedself-rising, self-rule, self-sacrifice, selfsame, self-satisfaction, self-satisfied, self-satisfying, self-sealing, self-seeker, self-seeking, self-selection Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-satisfiedUrban economists, particularly those on the self-satisfied coasts, tend to envision utter hopelessness for the region. The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead|Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Then they stood in front of the chalkboard, smug and self-satisfied. Iceland Is Beautiful. And Sooo Weird.|Kevin Fallon|April 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Little will actually be solved other than a generation exhaling with self-satisfied relief. Ebola's Back: What You Need to Know|Kent Sepkowitz|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST “I guess I felt it to be stodgy, self-satisfied, maybe a little dull,” he confesses. The Story of How Two of America’s Greatest Anthems Were Made|Ron Hogan|November 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
So, what are self-satisfied European leaders and the forgiving bond markets overlooking? Wake Up, Europe! Complacency at Davos|Daniel Gross|January 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST He had hated the smug, self-satisfied merchants of Grand Avenue. The Mucker|Edgar Rice Burroughs Are you a self-satisfied rich man who wants to enjoy our wretchedness, to get rid of his tedium, and to torment us still more? What To Do?|Count Lyof N. Tolstoi He had dreamed all his life, in a sentimental, self-satisfied fashion, of this return to Winby. A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches|Sarah Orne Jewett His voice now sounded full and vibrant with self-satisfied energy. The Song of Songs|Hermann Sudermann Reference to snobbery brought up a vision of Marian Seaton's arrogant, self-satisfied features. Jane Allen: Right Guard|Edith Bancroft
British Dictionary definitions for self-satisfied
adjectivehaving or showing a complacent satisfaction with oneself, one's own actions, behaviour, etc Derived forms of self-satisfiedself-satisfaction, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to self-satisfiedsmug, arrogant, complacent, conceited, content, egotistic, flushed, pleased, proud, vain, bigheaded, full of oneself, puffed up, self-congratulatory |