English Explanatory Dictionary

complacent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
  2. Unduly unworried or apathetic with regard to a need or problem.

Pronunciation

/kəmˈpleɪsənt/ en-us-complacent.ogg

Word forms

complacent more complacent most complacent

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin complacēns (“very pleasing”), present participle of complacēre (“to please at the same time, be very pleasing”), from com- (“together”) + placēre (“to please”); see please and compare complaisant.

Synonyms

smug self-satisfied placid

Related words

complacence complacency

Derived words

complacently complacentry overcomplacent self-complacent uncomplacent
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