Definitions for complacencykəmˈpleɪ sən si; -səns
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
com•pla•cen•cykəmˈpleɪ sən si; -səns(n.)(pl.)-cies.
also com•pla•cence
a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of, or unconcerned with, unpleasant realities or harmful possibilities; self-satisfaction; smugness.
Origin of complacency:
1635–45; < ML
Princeton's WordNet
complacency, complacence, self-complacency, self-satisfaction(noun)
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
"his complacency was absolutely disgusting"
Wiktionary
complacency(Noun)
A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.
"There was something pathetic in his concentration as if his complacency, more acute than of old, was not enough to him any more. When, almost immediately, the telephone rang inside and the butler left the porch Daisy seized upon the momentary interruption and leaned toward me." --F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Chapter 1
complacency(Noun)
An instance of self-satisfaction
Webster Dictionary
Complacency(noun)
calm contentment; satisfaction; gratification
Complacency(noun)
the cause of pleasure or joy
Complacency(noun)
the manifestation of contentment or satisfaction; good nature; kindness; civility; affability
Translations for complacency
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- selfvoldoening, selfvoldaanheid, selfingenomenheid; welgevalle; inskiklikheidAfrikaans
- رِضا ذاتي، إعْجاب بالنَّفْسArabic
- самодоволствоBulgarian
- complacênciaPortuguese (BR)
- (sebe)uspokojeníCzech
- die SelbstzufriedenheitGerman
- magelighed; selvtilfredshedDanish
- αυταρέσκειαGreek
- suficienciaSpanish
- enesega rahuloluEstonian
- رضایتFarsi
- omahyväisyysFinnish
- contentement de soi, suffisanceFrench
- שׂבִעוּת רָצוֹן מְעַצמוֹHebrew
- लापरवाहीHindi
- spokojnost, samodopadnost, samozadovoljstvoCroatian
- (meg)elégedettségHungarian
- kepuasanIndonesian
- (sjálfs)ánægjaIcelandic
- compiacimento, soddisfazioneItalian
- 自己満足Japanese
- 자기만족Korean
- pasitenkinimasLithuanian
- pašapmierinātībaLatvian
- kepuasan hatiMalay
- zelfgenoegzaamheidDutch
- selvgodhet/-tilfredshetNorwegian
- zadowoleniePolish
- رضایتPersian
- رضایتPashto
- presunçãoPortuguese
- mulţumire; satisfacţieRomanian
- самодовольствоRussian
- sebauspokojenieSlovak
- samozadovoljnostSlovenian
- samozadovoljnostSerbian
- [själv]belåtenhetSwedish
- ความพึงพอใจThai
- gönül rahatlığıTurkish
- 自滿Chinese (Trad.)
- самозадоволення; благодушністьUkrainian
- دلجمعی ، آسودہ خاطریUrdu
- sự tự mãnVietnamese
- 自满Chinese (Simp.)
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