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self-com⋅pla⋅cent
/
ˈsɛlf
kəmˈpleɪ
sənt
,
ˌsɛlf-
/
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self
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uh
m-
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self-complacency
–adjective
pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.
Origin:
1755–65
Related forms:
self-com⋅pla⋅cence,
self-com⋅pla⋅cen⋅cy,
noun
self-com⋅pla⋅cent⋅ly,
adverb
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self-com·pla·cent
(sělf'kəm-plā'sənt)
adj. Self-satisfied, often smugly so.
self'-com·pla'cen·cy
n.
,
self'-com·pla'cent·ly
adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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