English Explanatory Dictionary

complacency

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.
  2. An instance of self-satisfaction.
  3. Passivity as a result of contentment with the current situation.

Pronunciation

/kəmˈpleɪsənˌsiː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-complacency.wav

Word forms

complacency complacencies complacence

Etymology

Late Middle English complacence, from Late Latin complacentia. Compare French complaisance.

Related words

complacent

Derived words

automation complacency overcomplacency self-complacency

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 自滿 /自满 Czech: samolibost Czech: sebeuspokojení Czech: uspokojení Dutch: zelfgenoegzaamheid Dutch: zelftevredenheid Esperanto: memkontento Finnish: mielihyvä Finnish: tyytyväisyys Finnish: itsetyytyväisyys French: suffisance German: Selbstgefälligkeit German: Selbstzufriedenheit German: Bequemlichkeit German: Wohlbehagen Greek: εφησυχασμός Hungarian: önteltség Hungarian: önhittség Hungarian: önelégültség Hungarian: elégedettség Icelandic: sjálfumgleði Icelandic: sjálfsánægja Italian: autocompiacimento Italian: compiacimento Italian: autostima Norwegian Bokmål: selvtilfredshet Persian: خودرضامندی Polish: samozadowolenie Portuguese: desvanecimento Romanian: automulțumire Romanian: autoîncântare Russian: самодово́льство Russian: самоуве́ренность Scottish Gaelic: somaltachd Serbo-Croatian: samozadovoljstvo Spanish: suficiencia Spanish: autocomplacencia Swedish: självbelåtenhet Turkish: rehavet Ukrainian: самозадово́леність Ukrainian: самовдово́леність
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