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complacent
complacentself-satisfied; smug; unbothered: He is too complacent to make changes.
Not to be confused with:complaisant – eager to please; deferential; obliging; agreeable or gracious: He is a complaisant host.compliant – inclined to act in accord with the rules; acquiescent: She has a compliant disposition.com·pla·cent C0527800 (kəm-plā′sənt)adj.1. Satisfied with the current situation and unconcerned with changing it, often to the point of smugness: "a geologic cautionary tale for a complacent world accustomed to reliable infusions of cheap energy" (Paul Roberts).2. Eager to please; complaisant.
[Latin complacēns, complacent-, present participle of complacēre, to please : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + placēre, to please; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.]
com·pla′cent·ly adv.complacent (kəmˈpleɪsənt) adj1. pleased or satisfied, esp extremely self-satisfied2. an obsolete word for complaisant[C17: from Latin complacēns very pleasing, from complacēre to be most agreeable to, from com- (intensive) + placēre to please] comˈplacently advcom•pla•cent (kəmˈpleɪ sənt)
adj. 1. pleased, esp. with oneself or one's advantages or accomplishments. 2. pleasant; complaisant. [1650–60; < Latin complacent-, s. of complacēns, present participle of complacēre to take the fancy of, please] com•pla′cent•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | complacent - contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions; "he had become complacent after years of success"; "his self-satisfied dignity"self-complacent, self-satisfiedcontent, contented - satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile" |
complacentadjective smug, self-satisfied, pleased with yourself, resting on your laurels, pleased, contented, satisfied, gratified, serene, unconcerned, self-righteous, self-assured, self-contented We cannot afford to be complacent about our health.
troubled, uneasy, discontent, insecure, dissatisfied, unsatisfiedTranslationscomplacent (kəmˈpleisnt) adjective showing satisfaction with one's own situation. a complacent attitude. 自滿的 自满的comˈplacence, comˈplacency noun 自滿 自满comˈplacently adverb 自滿地 自满地complacent
Synonyms for complacentadj smugSynonyms- smug
- self-satisfied
- pleased with yourself
- resting on your laurels
- pleased
- contented
- satisfied
- gratified
- serene
- unconcerned
- self-righteous
- self-assured
- self-contented
Antonyms- troubled
- uneasy
- discontent
- insecure
- dissatisfied
- unsatisfied
Synonyms for complacentadj contented to a fault with oneself or one's actionsSynonyms- self-complacent
- self-satisfied
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