Transcription
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- [kuh m-pley-suh nt]
- /kəmˈpleɪ sənt/
- /kəmˈplei.sənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh m-pley-suh nt]
- /kəmˈpleɪ sənt/
Definitions of complacent word
- adjective complacent 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. 3
- adjective complacent pleased or satisfied, esp extremely self-satisfied 3
- adjective complacent satisfied; esp., self-satisfied, or smug 3
- adjective complacent affable; complaisant 3
- adjective complacent pleased, especially 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 government. 1
- adjective complacent pleasant; complaisant. 1
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Origin of complacent
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin complacent- (stem of complacēns, present participle of complacēre to take the fancy of, please, equivalent to com- com- + placēre to please
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Parts of speech for Complacent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
complacent popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
complacent usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for complacent
adj complacent
- self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
- satisfied — content: a satisfied look.
- confident — If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to.
- smug — contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
- pleased — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
adjective complacent
- content — The contents of a container such as a bottle, box, or room are the things that are inside it.
Antonyms for complacent
adj complacent
- unsure — not certain or confident: He arrived at the party unsure of his welcome.
- discontented — not content; dissatisfied; discontented.
- dissatisfied — not satisfied or pleased; discontented.
- unhappy — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- concerned — If you are concerned to do something, you want to do it because you think it is important.
adjective complacent
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
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