complacent
Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievementsUncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
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» Don't become complacent.
Werde nicht selbstgefällig. — mramosch
Не ставай самовдоволеним. — deniko
Не ставай леговажним. — deniko
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Examples
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2 sensesUncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
He grew complacent as the years rolled on and the money rolled in.
selbstgefällig, selbstzufrieden
самодово́льныйsamodovólʹnyj
самозадово́ленийsamozadovólenyj, самовдово́ленийsamovdovólenyj
Unduly unworried or apathetic with regard to a need or problem.
He tried to paint his audience as complacent, yelling that if they weren't mad as hell then they weren't paying enough attention.
- contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
Origin
Borrowed from Latin complacēns (“very pleasing”), present participle of complacēre (“to plBorrowed from Latin complacēns (“very pleasing”), present participle of complacēre (“to please at the same time, be very pleasing”), from com- (“together”) + placēre (“to please”); see please and compare complaisant.
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Forms
more complacent, most complacent| Comparative | more complacent Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most complacent Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions:self-satisfiedself-complacent
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.