adj
Meaning 1
Complacently self-satisfied
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
self-complacent
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Meaning 2
contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he had become complacent after years of success
- his self-satisfied dignity
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: complacent, self-satisfied
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbh-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English complacent English self-complacent From self- + complacent.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: самодоволен (samodovolen) — complacently self-satisfied
- Dutch: zelfingenomen — complacently self-satisfied
- Finnish: itseensä tyytyväinen — complacently self-satisfied
- Finnish: omahyväinen — complacently self-satisfied
- Polish: zadowolony z siebie — complacently self-satisfied