complacent
[ kuhm-pley-suhnt ]
adjective
pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
agreeable and eager to please.
Origin of complacent
1Other words for complacent
Other words from complacent
- com·pla·cent·ly, adverb
- non·com·pla·cent, adjective
- o·ver·com·pla·cent, adjective
- un·com·pla·cent, adjective
Words that may be confused with complacent
- complacent , complaisant, compliant
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British Dictionary definitions for complacent
complacent
/ (kəmˈpleɪsənt) /
adjective
pleased or satisfied, esp extremely self-satisfied
an obsolete word for complaisant
Origin of complacent
1C17: from Latin complacēns very pleasing, from complacēre to be most agreeable to, from com- (intensive) + placēre to please
Derived forms of complacent
- complacently, adverb
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