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Princeton's WordNet

  1. smug, self-satisfiedadjective

    marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction

    "a smug glow of self-congratulation"

  2. complacent, self-satisfied, self-complacentadjective

    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions

    "he had become complacent after years of success"; "his self-satisfied dignity"

Wiktionary

  1. self-satisfiedadjective

    satisfied with oneself; especially too satisfied; smug; slightly arrogant

ChatGPT

  1. self-satisfied

    Self-satisfied is an adjective used to describe a person who is overly pleased with themselves, their own abilities, or their achievements, often without being aware of or concerned about their deficiencies or the possible negative impact they have on others. It suggests a degree of complacency, smugness, and a lack of self-criticism.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Self-satisfiedadjective

    satisfied with one's self or one's actions; self-complacent

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-satisfied in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-satisfied in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of self-satisfied in a Sentence

  1. The US:

    Determinations like these are only meaningful insofar as they're supported by tangible, sustained pressure, the worst thing that the The US government can do, especially when we're in the midst of a transition of power, is to become self-satisfied with this powerful rhetorical statement about the crisis without following it up.

  2. George F. Will:

    Her style betrays a self-satisfied exaggeration of her aptitudes.” (In reference to Vice President Harris)

  3. Desiderius Erasmus:

    Amongst the learned the lawyers claim first place, the most self-satisfied class of people, as they roll their rock of Sisyphus and string together six hundred laws in the same breath, no matter whether relevant or not, piling up opinion on opinion and gloss on gloss to make their profession seem the most difficult of all. Anything which causes trouble has special merit in their eyes.


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