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noun
Being complacent; a feeling of contentment or satisfaction; complacency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Delight, pleasure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
Complaisance; a willingness to comply with others' wishes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: complacency, self-complacency, self-satisfaction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: satisfaction
Narrower terms: smugness
History
From late Middle English complacence, from Medieval Latin complacentia, from Latin complaceō (“to please”).
