COMPLACENT


Meaning of COMPLACENT in English

adj. Function: adjective

feeling or showing an often excessive or unjustified satisfaction and pleasure in one's status, possessions, or attainments FF1C; had the complacent air of superiority that often mars an ignorant self-made man FF1E;

Synonyms: priggish, self-complacent, self-contented, self-pleased, self-satisfied, smug

Related Words: assured, confident, self-assured, self-confident, self-possessed; conceited, egoistic, egotistic

Contrasted Words: humble, modest; diffident, shy

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.