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com·pla·cence \kəmˈplāsən(t)s\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin complacentia satisfaction, good will, pleasure, from Latin complacent-, complacens + -ia -y 1. : calm or secure satisfaction with one's self or lot : self-satisfaction < the general's bovine complacence at being after all a general > 2. obsolete a. : pleasure, satisfaction b. : a source of gratification or joy 3. obsolete : disposition to give satisfaction : affability, complaisance |