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noun, plural -cies.
1.
a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.
2.
Archaic.
a.
friendly civility; inclination to please; complaisance.
b.
a civil act.
Related forms
non·com·pla·cence, noun
non·com·pla·cen·cy, noun, plural -cies.
o·ver·com·pla·cence, noun
o·ver·com·pla·cen·cy, noun
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Complacency
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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World English Dictionary
| complacency or complacence (kəmˈpleɪsənsɪ) | |
| —n , pl -cencies, -cences | |
| 1. | a feeling of satisfaction, esp extreme self-satisfaction; smugness |
| 2. | an obsolete word for complaisance |
| complacence or complacence | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
complacency
1640s, from same source as complacence but with the later form of the suffix.
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