complacent

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Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
24
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/kəmˈpleɪsənt/

Definition of complacent

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
    “He grew complacent as the years rolled on and the money rolled in.”
    “England will feel confident but not complacent against Ukraine, and the shock exit of France to Switzerland shows no-one can be taken lightly.”
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adj

  1. Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
    “He grew complacent as the years rolled on and the money rolled in.”
    “England will feel confident but not complacent against Ukraine, and the shock exit of France to Switzerland shows no-one can be taken lightly.”
  2. 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.”

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Etymology

Borrowed 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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