complacent
11complacent — [[t]kəmple͟ɪs(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) A complacent person is very pleased with themselves or feels that they do not need to do anything about a situation, even though the situation may be uncertain or dangerous. We cannot afford to be… …
12complacent — [kəm pleɪs(ə)nt] adjective smug and uncritically satisfied with oneself or one s achievements. Derivatives complacency (also complacence) noun complacently adverb Origin C17 (earlier (ME) as complacence), in the sense pleasant : from L.… …
13complacent — adjective Etymology: Latin complacent , complacens, present participle of complacēre to please greatly, from com + placēre to please more at please Date: 1760 1. marked by complacency ; self satisfied < a complacent smile > 2 …
14complacent — complacently, adv. /keuhm play seuhnt/, adj. 1. pleased, esp. 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… …
15complacent — adjective pleased with what you have achieved so that you stop trying to improve or change things: There s a danger of becoming complacent if you win a few games. (+ about): We simply cannot afford to be complacent about the future of our car… …
16complacent — /kəmˈpleɪsənt / (say kuhm playsuhnt) adjective 1. pleased, especially with oneself or one s own merits, advantages, etc.; self satisfied: *Today it has the appearance of a complacent, lazy government which owes its success more to good luck than… …
17complacent — Synonyms and related words: bovine, consequential, narcissan, narcissine, narcissistic, narcistic, overproud, overweening, self admiring, self approving, self assuming, self complacent, self congratulating, self congratulatory, self content, self …
18complacent — adj. complacent about * * * [kəm pleɪs(ə)nt] complacentabout …
19complacent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. content, pleased; self satisfied, smug; apathetic, blasé, indifferent. See indifference, vanity. Ant., insecurity, concern. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. self satisfied, contented, self righteous,… …
20complacent — com|pla|cent [ kəm pleısnt ] adjective too confident and relaxed because you think you can deal with something easily, even though this may not be true: These results are good, but we cannot afford to be complacent. ╾ com|pla|cent|ly adverb …
